Saudi, Chinese FMs Discuss Developments in Gaza

 A picture taken from Sderot shows plumes of smoke rising above the Gaza Strip during Israel strikes on November 3, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (AFP)
A picture taken from Sderot shows plumes of smoke rising above the Gaza Strip during Israel strikes on November 3, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (AFP)
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Saudi, Chinese FMs Discuss Developments in Gaza

 A picture taken from Sderot shows plumes of smoke rising above the Gaza Strip during Israel strikes on November 3, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (AFP)
A picture taken from Sderot shows plumes of smoke rising above the Gaza Strip during Israel strikes on November 3, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (AFP)

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah made a phone call Friday with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.

Prince Faisal praised China’s support for the United Nations General Assembly resolution issued on October 27, which calls for an immediate ceasefire and establishing an urgent humanitarian truce in the besieged Gaza Strip.

The officials discussed developments in Gaza and its surroundings amid the ongoing military escalation and the harm to innocent civilians.

They emphasized the importance of the international community taking responsibility for halting all military activities and returning to a just and comprehensive path to peace for the Palestinians to achieve international security and peace.

They reviewed bilateral relations and ways to boost them to meet the aspirations of their countries.



Saudi Foreign Minister Meets with UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations (UN) Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza  - SPA
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations (UN) Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza - SPA
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Saudi Foreign Minister Meets with UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations (UN) Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza  - SPA
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations (UN) Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza - SPA

The Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, met with the United Nations (UN) Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, Sigrid Kaag, on the sidelines of the minister's participation in the annual meeting of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) held in Madrid.
During the meeting, they discussed the importance of delivering sufficient and sustainable humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.

According to SPA, they also emphasized the need to reach a ceasefire to halt the worsening humanitarian catastrophe in the strip.
The meeting was attended by the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the Kingdom of Spain, Princess Haifa bint Abdulaziz bin Ayyaf Al Muqrin, and Director General of the Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdulrahman Al-Dawood.