Gulf, European Talks Underscore Strategic Partnership

GCC Secretary-General Dr. Nayef Al-Hajraf meets with European Union Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Patrick Simonnet in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)
GCC Secretary-General Dr. Nayef Al-Hajraf meets with European Union Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Patrick Simonnet in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)
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Gulf, European Talks Underscore Strategic Partnership

GCC Secretary-General Dr. Nayef Al-Hajraf meets with European Union Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Patrick Simonnet in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)
GCC Secretary-General Dr. Nayef Al-Hajraf meets with European Union Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Patrick Simonnet in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Dr. Nayef Al-Hajraf held talks on Monday with European Union Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Patrick Simonnet.

Meeting in Riyadh, they discussed relations between the GCC and EU and ways to strengthen cooperation to achieve common interests.

They also tackled the latest regional and international developments.

They stressed the importance of developing relations and the partnership between the Gulf and EU on the strategic and political levels to serve common interests.

Also on Monday, Hajraf met with Dutch Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Janet Alberda for talks on issues of joint interest in the regional and international arenas.

They discussed Gulf-Dutch relations and cooperation.

Hajraf also met with Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Pakeer Amza for talks on several issues of interest.

They covered cooperation between Gulf countries and Sri Lanka in various fields and reviewed the latest regional and international developments.

Hajraf underlined the importance of strengthening relations between the two parties.



El-Khereiji to Burhan: Saudi Arabia Keen on Sudan’s Stability

Sudanese army commander and head of the Transitional Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan meets with Saudi Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Eng. Waleed bin Abdulkarim El-Khereiji in Port Sudan. (Transitional Sovereignty Council on X)
Sudanese army commander and head of the Transitional Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan meets with Saudi Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Eng. Waleed bin Abdulkarim El-Khereiji in Port Sudan. (Transitional Sovereignty Council on X)
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El-Khereiji to Burhan: Saudi Arabia Keen on Sudan’s Stability

Sudanese army commander and head of the Transitional Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan meets with Saudi Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Eng. Waleed bin Abdulkarim El-Khereiji in Port Sudan. (Transitional Sovereignty Council on X)
Sudanese army commander and head of the Transitional Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan meets with Saudi Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Eng. Waleed bin Abdulkarim El-Khereiji in Port Sudan. (Transitional Sovereignty Council on X)

Sudanese army commander and head of the Transitional Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan held talks in Port Sudan on Saturday with Saudi Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Eng. Waleed bin Abdulkarim El-Khereiji, who was in Sudan on a short visit.

The talks in the interim capital focused on relations between Saudi Arabia and Sudan and means to bolster them.

The Kingdom is keen on ensuring that security and stability are restored in Sudan, local media quoted El-Khereiji as saying.

Authorities in Port Sudan did not issue an official statement following their meeting.

El-Khereiji had previously said Saudi Arabia was tirelessly working on resolving the crisis in Sudan.

Ending the crisis starts with a halt in the fighting and bolstering the humanitarian response, he went on to say.

This will pave the way for a political future that guarantees the country’s security, stability and territorial integrity and stops foreign meddling, he added.