Saudi Crown Prince, Zelenskyy Discuss Issues of Common Interest

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Jeddah. (SPA)
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Jeddah. (SPA)
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Saudi Crown Prince, Zelenskyy Discuss Issues of Common Interest

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Jeddah. (SPA)
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Jeddah. (SPA)

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received in Jeddah on Friday Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the Arab League summit.

The leaders discussed bilateral relations between their countries and issues of common interest.

Crown Prince Mohammed stressed Saudi Arabia’s keenness on and support to all international efforts aimed at reaching a political solution to the Ukrainian-Russian crisis.

He added that the Kingdom will continue its efforts to ease the impact of the humanitarian crisis caused by the war.

For his part, Zelenskyy hailed Saudi Arabia’s pivotal role in the Middle East and world.

The Ukrainian leader had arrived on his first official visit to Saudi Arabia earlier on Friday.

“I begin my first visit to Saudi Arabia to enhance bilateral relations and Ukraine’s ties with the Arab world,” he said upon his arrival, traveling on board a French plane that flew from Poland.

“Saudi Arabia has a significant role and we are ready to promote our cooperation to a new level.”  

He added that his visit would address several topics including a peace “formula,” and energy cooperation.



Saudi Arabia, Egypt Stress Need for Immediate Ceasefire in Lebanon, Gaza

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abduallah and his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty meet in Riyadh in August. (SPA)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abduallah and his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty meet in Riyadh in August. (SPA)
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Saudi Arabia, Egypt Stress Need for Immediate Ceasefire in Lebanon, Gaza

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abduallah and his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty meet in Riyadh in August. (SPA)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abduallah and his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty meet in Riyadh in August. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia and Egypt stressed on Friday the need for an “immediate and permanent ceasefire in Lebanon and Gaza.”

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abduallah held telephone talks with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty to discuss the situation in Lebanon and the Israeli escalation in the region, given the ongoing coordination and cooperation between Riyadh and Cairo.

An Egyptian foreign ministry spokesman said the FMs condemned the Israeli assault on Lebanon that has left hundreds dead and wounded.

He stressed Saudi Arabia and Egypt’s “full solidarity with Lebanon and its brotherly people during this crisis.”

They underlined the importance of offering all forms of humanitarian assistance to the people and enabling the state and all of its institutions to perform their duties and impose its sovereignty throughout the country.

The FMs expressed their categorical rejection of any measures that may impact Lebanon’s sovereignty across its territories.

Moreover, they warned that the prolongation of the escalation may have consequences on the people of the region.

Prince Faisal and Abdelatty called for the full implementation of United Nations Security Council resolution 1701 by all concerned parties.

Furthermore, the FMs called on the international community, especially the Security Council, to assume its responsibilities in reaching an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Lebanon and Gaza.

Saudi Arabia and Egypt will continue to coordinate to address the dangers in the Arab region caused by the Israeli assault against the Lebanese and Palestinian people.