US President Joe Biden intends to call this evening, Wednesday, the Saudi monarch, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdul Aziz.
The call will be Biden's first conversation as president of the United States of America (USA) with the Saudi monarch.
The two leaders are likely to discuss a host of issues of common interest.
The Saudi government recently confirmed that it continues to cooperate on the civil war in Yemen and continues to make improvements in human rights.