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Saudi, Norwegian FMs Discuss Means to Achieve Peace in Gaza

The Saudi and Norwegian delegations meet in Oslo on Friday. (SPA)
The Saudi and Norwegian delegations meet in Oslo on Friday. (SPA)
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Saudi, Norwegian FMs Discuss Means to Achieve Peace in Gaza

The Saudi and Norwegian delegations meet in Oslo on Friday. (SPA)
The Saudi and Norwegian delegations meet in Oslo on Friday. (SPA)

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held talks in Oslo on Friday with his Norwegian counterpart Espen Barth Eide

Prince Faisal met with the official on the sidelines of the visit of the Ministerial Committee assigned by the Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit.

The FMs discussed bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and Norway and ways to boost cooperation in various fields.

They addressed the recent developments in Gaza and the importance of taking urgent steps to implement a ceasefire.

They underlined the need to create the necessary conditions to ensure the security of relief corridors for the delivery of urgent humanitarian, food, and medical aid to Gaza.

Moreover, the ministers underscored the significance of establishing a conducive political environment to achieve a comprehensive and just peace. This includes guaranteeing the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people and contributing to international security and peace.

The meeting was attended by Director General of the Foreign Minister's Office Abdulrahman Al-Dawood, Chargé d'affaires of the Saudi Embassy in Norway Ahmed Al-Harbi, and Advisor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Manal Radwan.

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Saudi FM: Cautiously Optimistic about Syria, I Will Visit Lebanon Soon

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah looks on during the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2025. (Reuters)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah looks on during the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2025. (Reuters)
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Saudi FM: Cautiously Optimistic about Syria, I Will Visit Lebanon Soon

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah looks on during the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2025. (Reuters)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah looks on during the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2025. (Reuters)

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah said on Tuesday he was “cautiously optimistic” about the situation in Syria, while revealing that he plans to visit Lebanon in the coming days.

Speaking at a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos, he said there was a “great opportunity” to take Syria in a “positive direction.”

The new Syrian administration is “saying the right things in the open and in secret,” he remarked, noting that it was also open to working with the international community to move in the “right direction.”

He stressed the need to exert more efforts to lift sanctions on Syria, urging the international community to help it during its transitional period in rebuilding the state and aiding the Syrian people.

On Lebanon, Prince Faisal said he will visit the country this week. He stressed that the election of a president after a long period of vacuum was a “very positive development.”

Saudi Arabia needed to see real reforms in order to raise its engagement in the country, he stated. “Discussions there are so far a cause for optimism.”

On efforts to avert any war in the region, Prince Faisal remarked that Iran needs to be positive about the ceasefire in Gaza and it must support it.

“I don't see the incoming US administration as contributory to the risk of war, on the contrary, President Donald Trump has been quite clear he does not favor conflict,” he noted.