US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived here on Thursday on a Middle East tour that aims at holding talks with Arab leaders after President Obama vowed to act against Islamic State in Syria, the BBC reported.
Kerry tries to build a coalition against Islamic State (IS) militants.
A US official was quoted as saying Kerry would discuss co-operation in Jeddah to facilitate US air strikes.
Earlier, President Barack Obama said he would not hesitate to take action against IS in Syria as well as Iraq