Blinken Discusses Mideast Conflict with Saudi, Qatari Counterparts

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers a statement on Russian intelligence operations at the US State Department on September 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers a statement on Russian intelligence operations at the US State Department on September 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP
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Blinken Discusses Mideast Conflict with Saudi, Qatari Counterparts

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers a statement on Russian intelligence operations at the US State Department on September 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers a statement on Russian intelligence operations at the US State Department on September 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP

The United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken made two separate phone calls on Thursday with his Saudi and Qatari counterparts, the US Department of State said in a statement.
Blinken’s phone talks with Saudi FM Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani focused on efforts to end the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, it said.



Saudi, Brazilian Foreign Ministers Sign MoU to Establish Coordination Council

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira. SPA
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira. SPA
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Saudi, Brazilian Foreign Ministers Sign MoU to Establish Coordination Council

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira. SPA
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira. SPA

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan has met with Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira in Rio de Janeiro on the sidelines of the G20 Summit.

The two officials reviewed relations and discussed regional and international developments.

During Tuesday’s meeting, the ministers signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a Saudi-Brazilian Coordination Council, building on the agreement reached between the two countries' leaders during Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's visit to Saudi Arabia on November 30, 2023.

Director-General of the Office of the Foreign Minister Abdulrahman Aldawood and Saudi Ambassador to Brazil Dr. Faisal bin Ibrahim Ghulam were in attendance.