On Behalf of Crown Prince, Saudi FM Leads Kingdom’s Delegation at AI Action Summit

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs in Paris at the opening of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit - Photo by SPA
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs in Paris at the opening of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit - Photo by SPA
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On Behalf of Crown Prince, Saudi FM Leads Kingdom’s Delegation at AI Action Summit

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs in Paris at the opening of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit - Photo by SPA
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs in Paris at the opening of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit - Photo by SPA

On behalf of Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs, led the Kingdom’s delegation on Tuesday in Paris at the opening of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit.
The summit discusses the impact of artificial intelligence on societies, ways to benefit from it, and the enhancement of multilateral action in the field of technology to serve humanity and achieve sustainable development goals, according to SPA.
The Kingdom’s delegation at the opening included His Excellency Dr. Abdullah bin Sharaf Alghamdi, President of the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), and His Excellency Fahad Alruwaily, Ambassador of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to the French Republic.



Russia’s Putin Discusses US-Iran Nuclear Talks with Sultan of Oman

Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq al-Said (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a signing ceremony following their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, 22 April 2025. (EPA/Kristina Kormilitsyna / Sputnik / Kremlin)
Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq al-Said (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a signing ceremony following their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, 22 April 2025. (EPA/Kristina Kormilitsyna / Sputnik / Kremlin)
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Russia’s Putin Discusses US-Iran Nuclear Talks with Sultan of Oman

Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq al-Said (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a signing ceremony following their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, 22 April 2025. (EPA/Kristina Kormilitsyna / Sputnik / Kremlin)
Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq al-Said (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a signing ceremony following their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, 22 April 2025. (EPA/Kristina Kormilitsyna / Sputnik / Kremlin)

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Iran's nuclear program on Tuesday with the visiting leader of Oman, Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said, a Kremlin official was quoted as saying.

Oman has been mediating between Iran and the United States as President Donald Trump seeks an agreement that would curb Iran's nuclear program, which Washington believes is aimed at developing a nuclear weapon.

"We discussed the progress of negotiations between Iranian and American representatives," Interfax quoted Kremlin foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov as saying.

"We will see what the result will be. We maintain close contact with our Iranian colleagues. Where we can, we help."

Trump has threatened to bomb Iran unless a deal is reached; Iran denies seeking atomic weapons. Russia signed a strategic partnership treaty with Iran in January and is also trying to improve relations with the Trump administration.

Moscow has a role in nuclear talks with Iran as a signatory to a previous nuclear deal that Trump abandoned during his first term in 2018. Russia has said any US military action against Iran would be illegal.

In televised comments, Putin was shown telling the sultan that Russian energy companies were interested in developing relations with Oman.

It was the second time in less than a week that Putin has met face-to-face with a Middle Eastern leader, following a visit by the emir of Qatar on April 17. Iran's foreign minister visited last week.