Saudi King Salman will meet with President Barack Obama early next month during his first visit to the United States since acceding the throne, the White House said Thursday.

Saudi King Salman will meet with President Barack Obama early next month during his first visit to the United States since acceding the throne, the White House said Thursday.

"The president will host the king of Saudi Arabia at the White House on Friday, September 4th," Obama's spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters aboard Air Force One.

"The president and the king will discuss a range of issues and focus on ways to further strengthen the bilateral relationship, including counter-terrorism efforts," Earnest said, adding that regional matters such as the conflicts in Yemen and Syria were also on the agenda.

"This visit underscores the importance of the strategic partnership between the United States and Saudi Arabia," Earnest said.

The visit comes after Iran and the world powers clinched a historic deal over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program. Riyadh along with Tel Aviv have been opposing the agreement as a bad deal.

A diplomat in Riyadh said Wednesday that the king would travel to Washington to attend a US-Saudi forum to be held on September 4-6.