Saudi FM Discusses with Arab Counterparts Ways to Strengthen Bilateral Ties

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi in Manama. (SPA)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi in Manama. (SPA)
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Saudi FM Discusses with Arab Counterparts Ways to Strengthen Bilateral Ties

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi in Manama. (SPA)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi in Manama. (SPA)

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held talks in Manama on Tuesday with several of his counterparts from across the Arab world on the sidelines of the preparatory meeting for the 33rd ordinary summit of the Arab League Council.

He met with Sudan’s Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Hussein Awad for talks on the latest developments in Sudan and the ongoing efforts to address the situation.

Prince Faisal met with his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad. They tackled various aspects of relations and ways to strengthen and develop them.

They also discussed recent developments and issues of mutual interest.

Prince Faisal also met with his Kuwaiti counterpart Abdullah Ali Al-Yihya for talks on ways to strengthen the close relations between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

They reviewed the latest regional and international developments.

The Saudi FM held a meeting with Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs Ayman Safadi.

They discussed bolstering relations between their countries, as well as the latest developments in the Gaza Strip and its surrounding areas.

Prince Faisal met with Iraqi Deputy PM and FM Fuad Hussain on the sidelines of the Manama meeting.



Saudi Arabia Emphasizes Peaceful Cooperation to Achieve Global Security

Ambassador Abdul Mohsen bin Khothaila speaks during the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference. (Photo: Saudi Mission in Geneva)
Ambassador Abdul Mohsen bin Khothaila speaks during the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference. (Photo: Saudi Mission in Geneva)
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Saudi Arabia Emphasizes Peaceful Cooperation to Achieve Global Security

Ambassador Abdul Mohsen bin Khothaila speaks during the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference. (Photo: Saudi Mission in Geneva)
Ambassador Abdul Mohsen bin Khothaila speaks during the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference. (Photo: Saudi Mission in Geneva)

Saudi Arabia emphasized peaceful international cooperation as a means to achieve global prosperity, stability and security, stressing the importance of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the necessity of its full implementation.

Ambassador Abdul Mohsen bin Khothaila, the Permanent Saudi Representative to the United Nations and international organizations in Geneva, participated in the second session of the Preparatory Committee for the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference.

The ambassador called for more effective international efforts to achieve the goals and universality of the NPT, urging non-party states to join the treaty and subject all their nuclear facilities to the comprehensive safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Affirming the right to the peaceful use of nuclear technology under Article 4 of the Treaty, he underlined the importance of adhering to the highest standards of transparency and reliability, calling on all parties to cooperate to promote peaceful use for the benefit of global development and well-being.

He stated that the responsibility for making the Middle East a nuclear-weapon-free zone lies with the international community, especially the sponsors of the 1995 resolution on the Middle East.

Bin Khothaila condemned the recent statements and threats made by a member of the Israeli government regarding the use of nuclear weapons against the Palestinians, describing his words as violations of international law and a threat to global peace and security.

He further called for intensifying cooperation between the parties to the NPT to attain positive results at the next “review conference” in 2026, with the aim of achieving a safe world free of nuclear weapons.