Saudi Arabia Hosts Meeting Saturday on Ukrainian Crisis

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud shaking hands with Ukrainian president - SPA
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud shaking hands with Ukrainian president - SPA
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Saudi Arabia Hosts Meeting Saturday on Ukrainian Crisis

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud shaking hands with Ukrainian president - SPA
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud shaking hands with Ukrainian president - SPA

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia hosts a meeting for the National Security Advisors and representatives of a number of countries on the Ukrainian crisis in Jeddah on Saturday.

This comes in continuation of the humanitarian initiatives and efforts exerted by Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, in this regard.

Talks between the Crown Prince and the Russian and Ukrainian leaderships kicked off since the early days of the crisis, expressing the Kingdom’s readiness to exert its good offices to contribute to reaching a solution that will result in permanent peace.

The Kingdom also voiced its support for all efforts and initiatives aiming to reduce the impacts of the crisis and its humanitarian repercussions.

According to SPA, the Saudi government seeks from the meeting to reinforce dialogue and cooperation through the exchange of views, coordination, and deliberations at the international level on the ways to ensure a solution for the crisis through political and diplomatic means and in a way that strengthens international peace and security, sparing the world further humanitarian, security, and economic repercussions of the crisis.



UAE Interior Ministry: Extensive Search Underway for Missing Moldovan Man

UAE flag flies over a boat at Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates May 22, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo
UAE flag flies over a boat at Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates May 22, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo
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UAE Interior Ministry: Extensive Search Underway for Missing Moldovan Man

UAE flag flies over a boat at Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates May 22, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo
UAE flag flies over a boat at Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates May 22, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo

The UAE Ministry of Interior said on Saturday that it "received a report from the family of a Moldovan national named Zvi Kogan, stating that he had been missing and out of contact since last Thursday”.
The ministry confirmed that "relevant authorities began extensive search and investigation operations immediately upon receiving the report”, the UAE’s official news agency WAM reported Sunday.
The ministry also urged the public to obtain accurate information from official sources and not get misled by “malicious” rumors.
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs is "closely following the case of the missing Moldovan citizen Zvi Kogan, maintaining communication with his family, and providing all necessary support”, it added..
Majed Al Mansouri, Director of the Foreign Nationals Affairs Department at the ministry, affirmed that the Ministry is closely monitoring the case and is in close contact with his family to provide them with all means of necessary support.
He also highlighted that the Ministry is in continuous contact with the Embassy of Moldova in Abu Dhabi in this regard.