Saudi Crown Prince, Pompeo Discuss Developments in Iraq

The Saudi Crown Prince and the US Secretary of State during a meeting. SPA file photo
The Saudi Crown Prince and the US Secretary of State during a meeting. SPA file photo
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Saudi Crown Prince, Pompeo Discuss Developments in Iraq

The Saudi Crown Prince and the US Secretary of State during a meeting. SPA file photo
The Saudi Crown Prince and the US Secretary of State during a meeting. SPA file photo

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, received on Friday a phone call from US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

During the telephone conversation, they reviewed the latest developments in Iraq and efforts exerted to defuse tensions in the region, SPA said.

They also discussed steps to maintain peace and stability in the Middle East during this turbulent phase, the state-run agency added.



Saudi Arabia, Singapore Discuss Regional, Int’l Developments

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Singapore's Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean meet in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Singapore's Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean meet in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)
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Saudi Arabia, Singapore Discuss Regional, Int’l Developments

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Singapore's Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean meet in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Singapore's Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean meet in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud held talks in Riyadh on Monday with Singapore's Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean.

The meeting discussed relations between the Kingdom and Singapore and cooperation between them.

They also tackled regional and global developments and efforts to address them.

Saudi officials attending the meeting were Deputy Minister of Defense Prince Abdulrahman bin Mohammed bin Ayyaf, Chief of General Staff Gen. Fayyad Al-Ruwaili, Minister of Defense Office Director-General Hisham bin Abdulaziz bin Saif, and Ministry of Defense Undersecretary for Procurement and Armament Ibrahim Al Suwayed.

Also present were Singapore’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia S. Premjith; Deputy Director-General of the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia Francis Goh; and embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Ivan Chia.