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Saudi Crown Prince Meets with Mikhail Bogdanov

Saudi Crown Prince Meets with Mikhail Bogdanov

Friday, 8 December, 2017 - 05:45
Crown Prince discusses bilateral relations, developments in the region with Russian President's envoy. SPA photo

Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, has met with Special Envoy of the President of the Russian Federation for the Middle East and African Countries and Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov.


During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations and regional developments.


The Crown Prince also met with the UK’s former Senior Defense Advisor for the Middle East Lt. General Tom Beckett and incumbent Senior Defense Advisor for the Middle East Lt. General John Lorimer.


At the beginning of the meeting, the Crown Prince welcomed Lorimer on the occasion of assuming his new position and wished him success and thanked Beckett for his efforts in developing defense relations between the two countries during his tenure.


During the meeting, they reviewed the areas of military cooperation between the two states and ways to further develop them.


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