Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held talks with British Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs David Lammy at the headquarters of the Kingdom’s permanent mission to the United Nations in New York on Tuesday.
The meeting was held on the sidelines of the High-Level International Conference on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, co-chaired by Saudi Arabia and France.
Prince Faisal welcomed Britain’s announcement of its intention to recognize the State of Palestine and its support for the two-state solution. The foreign ministers reviewed all efforts aimed at easing humanitarian suffering in Gaza Strip.
Attending the meeting were Saudi Ambassador to the United States Princess Reema bint Bandar Al-Saud, Advisor to the Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Prince Musab bin Mohammed Al Farhan, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Economic and Development Affairs Abdullah bin Zarah, Counsellor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Manal Radwan, and Advisor to Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed Alyahya.
Also on the sidelines of the conference, Prince Faisal held talks with Portuguese Minister of State and Foreign Affairs Paulo Rangel.
They discussed bilateral relations and ways to boost them across various fields. They addressed developments in the Gaza Strip and the Israeli-occupied West Bank, as well as international efforts to end the war and alleviate the humanitarian suffering in Gaza.
Prince Faisal also met with Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein.
The foreign ministers discussed Saudi-Iraqi relations and recent developments in the region and efforts being made to address them.
