King Salman Sends Written Messages to GCC Leaders

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives King Salman's message during a meeting with Prince Faisal in Doha. (SPA)
Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives King Salman's message during a meeting with Prince Faisal in Doha. (SPA)
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King Salman Sends Written Messages to GCC Leaders

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives King Salman's message during a meeting with Prince Faisal in Doha. (SPA)
Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives King Salman's message during a meeting with Prince Faisal in Doha. (SPA)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz sent written messages on Sunday to the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council member states.

The written messages tackled the close bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and Gulf countries and ways to bolster them.

The messages were delivered by Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan.

King Salman addressed the letters to Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al Sabah, King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq Al Said.

Prince Faisal met in Doha with Sheikh Tamim, conveying to him the greetings of King Salman.

Sheikh Tamim, for his part, conveyed his greetings to King Salman, wishing him good health and the Saudi people constant development.

Prince Faisal delivered King Salman's message to Kuwait's Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al Sabah during a meeting in Kuwait.

Prince Faisal handed King Salman's message to King Hamad during a meeting with his Bahraini counterpart Dr. Abdullatif al-Zayani in Manama.

The Saudi FM delivered King Salman's message to the Sultan of Oman during a meeting with his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr Albusaidi in Muscat.



Saudi, British FMs Discuss Palestinian Statehood, Gaza Aid 

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and British Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs David Lammy meet at the headquarters of the Kingdom’s permanent mission to the United Nations in New York on Tuesday. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and British Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs David Lammy meet at the headquarters of the Kingdom’s permanent mission to the United Nations in New York on Tuesday. (SPA)
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Saudi, British FMs Discuss Palestinian Statehood, Gaza Aid 

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and British Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs David Lammy meet at the headquarters of the Kingdom’s permanent mission to the United Nations in New York on Tuesday. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and British Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs David Lammy meet at the headquarters of the Kingdom’s permanent mission to the United Nations in New York on Tuesday. (SPA)

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.