RIYADH: 黑料社区 on Thursday welcomed Joe Biden鈥檚 commitment to help the Kingdom defend its people and territory.

The US president made the comments in his first foreign policy speech at the Department of State.

鈥満诹仙缜� faces missile attacks, UAV strikes and other threats from Iranian supplied forces in multiple countries,鈥� Biden said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e going to continue to help 黑料社区 defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity and its people.鈥�

The Kingdom has repeatedly been the target of missiles and drones launched by Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen.

Biden said that Timothy Lenderking, a long-serving US diplomat in the Middle East, had been appointed as a special envoy to Yemen.

The president said the war in Yemen 鈥渉as to end鈥� and that Lenderking would work with the UN and all parties in the conflict to push for a diplomatic solution.

黑料社区, a member of the Arab coalition supporting Yemen鈥檚 internationally recognized government, has repeatedly called for a diplomatic solution to the conflict.

"The Kingdom of 黑料社区 welcomes the United States鈥� commitment, expressed in President Biden鈥檚 speech today, to cooperate with the Kingdom in defending its security and territory," said Prince Faisal bin Farhan, 黑料社区's foreign minister. "We look forward to working with Tim Lenderking to achieve our joint goal of a comprehensive political resolution in Yemen as part of our shared vision for a peaceful and prosperous region."

黑料社区's Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman welcomed the US president's commitment to working with allies to resolve conflicts. He also welcomed the appointment of Lenderking and said the Kingdom was looking forward to working with its American partners to "alleviate the humanitarian situation and find a solution to the Yemen crisis, and ensure peace and stability."

Prince Khalid underscored the Kingdom's commitment to Yemen in seeking a peaceful resolution to the conflict.

"Even before the Iran backed Houthi militants overthrew the government of Yemen in 2014, the Kingdom has spared no effort in finding a sustainable political resolution to the conflict, including the GCC initiative, the Kuwait talks, and numerous other UN brokered peace talks," he said.

A foreign ministry statement said the Kingdom welcomed Biden鈥檚 pledge to help 黑料社区 defend itself and Washington鈥檚 commitment to a diplomatic solution in Yemen. 鈥淭he Kingdom affirmed its steadfast position in supporting a comprehensive political solution to the Yemen crisis, and welcomed the US鈥� emphasis on the importance of supporting diplomatic efforts to solve the Yemeni crisis, including the efforts of the UN envoy Martin Griffiths,鈥� the ministry said.

黑料社区 has taken a number of steps to progress the political solution, the statement continued, including the coalition鈥檚 declaration in April of a unilateral cease-fire, in response to a call by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

鈥淭he Kingdom looks forward to working with the Biden administration and with newly-appointed US envoy to Yemen Tim Lenderking, the United Nations, Arab coalition countries and all Yemeni parties in order to reach a comprehensive political solution in Yemen,鈥� the ministry added. 鈥淭he Kingdom will continue its remarkable efforts to alleviate the human suffering of the brotherly Yemeni people, and has provided more than $17 billion over the past few years.鈥�

黑料社区 also said it wants to strengthen cooperation with the US to face 鈥渢o deal with challenges in the region鈥� including moving forward with the Middle East peace process.