Saudi FM Receives Telephone Call from Danish Counterpart

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends the 27th Joint Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-European Union (EU) Ministerial Council in Muscat on October 10, 2023. (AFP)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends the 27th Joint Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-European Union (EU) Ministerial Council in Muscat on October 10, 2023. (AFP)
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Saudi FM Receives Telephone Call from Danish Counterpart

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends the 27th Joint Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-European Union (EU) Ministerial Council in Muscat on October 10, 2023. (AFP)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends the 27th Joint Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-European Union (EU) Ministerial Council in Muscat on October 10, 2023. (AFP)

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received on Monday a telephone call from Denmark's' Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen.

The ministers discussed the development of the continuing military escalation in Gaza and its surroundings.

They tackled the need to find suitable ways to defuse the tension and stop the ongoing escalation in the region.

They also discussed the importance of intensifying communication with the international community through bilateral and multilateral relations to reach a just and equitable solution that meets the aspirations of the Palestinian people, mitigating the repercussions of the crisis to help protect civilians, and allowing the delivery of relief aid and medical equipment to ease the humanitarian disaster and prevent its aggravation.

They also reviewed bilateral relations and ways to boost them to serve the aspirations of their countries, in addition to several issues of common interest.



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.