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Saudi Arabia, Qatar Sign Protocol to Establish Coordination Council

The signing ceremony of the protocol between Saudi Arabia and Qatar to establish coordination council -SPA
The signing ceremony of the protocol between Saudi Arabia and Qatar to establish coordination council -SPA
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Saudi Arabia, Qatar Sign Protocol to Establish Coordination Council

The signing ceremony of the protocol between Saudi Arabia and Qatar to establish coordination council -SPA
The signing ceremony of the protocol between Saudi Arabia and Qatar to establish coordination council -SPA

Saudi Minister of State and Acting Foreign Minister Dr. Musaed Al-Aiban and Qatar’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met on Wednesday and discussed bilateral relations.

During their meeting, they also signed a protocol amendment to the minutes for establishing a coordination council between the Kingdom and Qatar.

The Saudi-Qatari Coordination Council will be under the co-chairmanship of Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad.

The Council is a comprehensive framework for strengthening bilateral relations and pushing the partnership between the two countries to broader horizons in accordance with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 and Qatar’s 2030 Vision.

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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)
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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.