Saudi FM Sees Progress on Yemen, Stresses Need to Reinstate Truce 

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 17, 2023. (AFP)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 17, 2023. (AFP)
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Saudi FM Sees Progress on Yemen, Stresses Need to Reinstate Truce 

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 17, 2023. (AFP)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 17, 2023. (AFP)

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abduallah said on Wednesday progress was being made towards ending the Yemen war, but more work was needed, including reinstating a truce and transitioning to a permanent ceasefire. 

Prince Faisal said the conflict would only be resolved through a political settlement. 

He was speaking at a panel, “The Middle East: Meeting Point or Battleground?”, at the World Economic Forum in Davos. 

The United Nations envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, speaking on the same panel, said ending the war “will not be easy” and mistrust remains, but that serious steps have been taken recently. 

Prince Faisal added: “The Middle East has proven to be very much the meeting space of the world, in the intersection between the East and West.” 

“There’s a true spirit of cooperation building in the region, and it can be infectious and also help to resolve the still existing conflicts in the region and beyond,” he remarked. 

“We are focused on investing in our future, building our developmental path, and building a pathway to sustainable prosperity not just for the people of Saudi Arabia, but for the people of the region.”



Saudi Crown Prince Receives US Secretary of State in Riyadh

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, receives US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)
Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, receives US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)
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Saudi Crown Prince Receives US Secretary of State in Riyadh

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, receives US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)
Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, receives US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received in Riyadh on Monday US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the eve of talks on Ukraine.

Rubio had arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday to prepare for the talks and plan the anticipated summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Trump and Putin have agreed to kick of peace talks about Ukraine that will be attended by Crown Prince Mohammed.

Saudi and American officials will discuss bilateral relations and regional cooperation, as well as efforts to push forward peace and stability in the region.

The State Department had said Rubio’s visit to the region will “promote US interests in advancing regional cooperation, stability, and peace.”

“The trip will center on freeing American and all other hostages from Hamas captivity, advancing to Phase II of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, and countering the destabilizing activities of the Iranian regime and its proxies,” it said in a statement.