Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received in Riyadh on Thursday British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
The officials discussed the military escalation in Gaza, with Crown Prince Mohammed emphasizing the importance of exerting all possible efforts to reduce military escalation to ensure that the violence does not expand and cause dangerous repercussions to security and peace in the region and the world.
He stressed the need for creating conditions that can restore stability and peace and guarantee the Palestinian people their legitimate rights.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia considers the targeting of civilians in Gaza a heinous crime and a brutal attack, he stated, stressing the need to provide them with protection.
Sunak had arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday.
Sunak’s office said the UK leader and Crown Prince Mohammed agreed on the need to get humanitarian aid into Gaza and “underscored the need to avoid any further escalation in the region.”
Later on Thursday, Crown Prince Mohammed received a telephone call from United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
They reviewed the ongoing military escalation in Gaza.
Crown Prince Mohammed stressed the need for intensified international and regional efforts to halt the military operations and reduce escalation to prevent their repercussions on regional and international peace and security.
He also called for exerting all possible efforts to prevent the expansion of violence, which would impact regional stability.
Crown Prince Mohammed underscored the importance of working to restore stability and revive the peace process that guarantees that the Palestinians receive their legitimate rights.
He also underlined the important role of the United Nations and its affiliated institutions in creating safe humanitarian corridors to provide medical and food assistance to civilians under siege in Gaza.
