Saudi Crown Prince Meets with US Congress Delegation

Crown Prince Mohammed receives the delegation in Jeddah. (SPA)
Crown Prince Mohammed receives the delegation in Jeddah. (SPA)
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Saudi Crown Prince Meets with US Congress Delegation

Crown Prince Mohammed receives the delegation in Jeddah. (SPA)
Crown Prince Mohammed receives the delegation in Jeddah. (SPA)

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, received in Jeddah on Tuesday a delegation from the US Congress, reported the Saudi Press Agency.

here today a delegation of the members of the United States (U.S.) Congress,

The delegation included Republican Representative of Utah Chris Stewart; Republican Representative of Pennsylvania Guy Reschenthaler and Republican Representative of Michigan Lisa McClain.

Discussions focused on relations of friendship between Saudi Arabia and the US and a number of issues of common interest were reviewed.

The meeting was attended by Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Ambassador to the US; Prince Musab bin Mohammed bin Farhan, Head of the Political Department for Congress's Affairs at the Saudi Embassy in Washington; Dr. Musaed bin Mohammed Al-Aiban, Minister of the State, Member of the Cabinet and National Security Adviser, and Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir, Minister of the State for Foreign Affairs and Member of the Cabinet.



Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan Hold Third Round of Political Consultations

A night view of the Saudi capital, Riyadh. (Reuters file)
A night view of the Saudi capital, Riyadh. (Reuters file)
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Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan Hold Third Round of Political Consultations

A night view of the Saudi capital, Riyadh. (Reuters file)
A night view of the Saudi capital, Riyadh. (Reuters file)

The ministries of foreign affairs of Saudi Arabia and Tajikistan held the third round of political consultations at the Saudi ministry headquarters in Riyadh on Wednesday.

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed bin Abdulkarim El-Khereiji and Tajik Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Farrukh Sharifzoda headed their respective sides during the meeting.

Discussions focused on boosting bilateral relations between the two countries across various sectors, as well as intensifying bilateral and multilateral coordination on issues of mutual interest.

The consultation round was attended by Saudi Ambassador to Tajikistan Waleed Abdulrahman Alreshaidan, Tajik Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Akram Karimi, and Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of Asian Countries Director Nasser Al-Ghanoum.