Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met in his office in Riyadh with the UK Secretary of State for Defense, Grant Shapps, said SPA on Thursday.
The two officials discussed the strategic relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom. They also discussed aspects of cooperation in the military and defense fields, and ways to enhance and develop them.
The two sides also discussed the military escalation in Gaza and its surroundings, and the international efforts exerted in that regard.
The Saudi Minister stressed the need to calm the situation in Gaza.
The meeting was attended by the Saudi ambassador to the UK, Prince Khaled bin Bandar bin Sultan, the Vice Minister of Defense, Prince Abdulrahman bin Mohammed bin Ayyaf, several senior officials and the delegation accompanying the UK minister.