Saudi-Chinese Talks Tackle Regional, Int'l Developments

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan. (SPA)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan. (SPA)
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Saudi-Chinese Talks Tackle Regional, Int'l Developments

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan. (SPA)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan. (SPA)

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held talks on Monday with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in the southern Chinese city of Wuxi.

Discussions focused on the strong bilateral relations between their countries in all fields of cooperation and coordination.

They also covered regional and international developments, particularly bolstering security and stability in the Middle East and efforts to consolidate peace in the region and world.

They exchanged views on Iran's nuclear program and on international negotiations related to them.

On Afghanistan, they stressed the need to support all factors that would secure its security and stability.

The ministers discussed opportunities to broaden the strategic ties of friendship between Saudi Arabia and China through their countries' joint coordination committee, which is engaged in strategic planning and coordination in several fields in line with the Kingdom's Vision 2030.



King Salman Orders One-Year Extension of the Citizen Account Program

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)
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King Salman Orders One-Year Extension of the Citizen Account Program

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)

Upon the recommendation of Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Prime Minister and Chairman of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ordered on Monday that the Citizen Account Program be extended, in its current framework, until the end of 2025.

The directive also includes a one-year extension of the additional support to the program’s beneficiaries, as well as the continuation of the program’s registration process.

The royal directive reflects the Saudi leadership’s keenness on citizens. The additional support to the program’s beneficiaries was already extended under a royal directive in July 2022.