Barack Obama, the president of the United States of America has embarked on a six day trip to three countries, Saudi Arabia, the UK and Germany. The visit aims to negotiate the fight against ISIS,  global economy and  defence in the Gulf and Europe.

Deputy National Security Advisor, Ben Rhodes said that, "The President will be meeting with some of our key allies and partners in the world in both the Gulf and in Europe."

Obama will be in Saudi Arabia on  20 April for the first stop of his tour. He will have a bilateral meeting with  Saudi Arabia King  Salman. Obama is scheduled to attend  the summit with the GCC leaders on April 21.

"This will be a summit between the United States and the Gulf nations, following up on the summit that we had last year, the first of its kind at the head-of-state level at Camp David," Rhodes said.

Obama will fly to the UK from Saudi Arabia. "On Friday, 22 April, the President will have a lunch with Queen Elizabeth. This visit coincides with her 90th birthday," Rhodes said.

"We work very closely with the United Kingdom on a host of issues around the world to include the counter-ISIL campaign, counterterrorism efforts, our efforts together in Afghanistan, our efforts, again, to respond to Russian aggression in Ukraine, and our collaboration in terms of promoting global economic growth. So a broad agenda to discuss with Prime Minister Cameron," Rhodes said.

"The President felt it was very important that he has the opportunity to go to Germany in his final year in office. Chancellor Angela Merkel has been a close partner for his entire time in office, and we are working together with Germany on a host of issues, including our commercial ties and the economic collaboration that is represented by the Hannover Messe," He added.

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