Saudi FM Meets with US Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk in Jeddah on Thursday. (SPA)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk in Jeddah on Thursday. (SPA)
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Saudi FM Meets with US Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk in Jeddah on Thursday. (SPA)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk in Jeddah on Thursday. (SPA)

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held talks in Jeddah on Thursday with White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk.

They discussed ways to bolster joint coordination to serve the interests of their countries. They also covered regional and international developments.

Prince Faisal later met with Dutch Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wopke Hoekstra.

The talks focused on bilateral relations and cooperation between their countries and ways to support and develop them to serve common interests.

They exchanged views on the Russian-Ukrainian crisis and international efforts to resolve it through political means to achieve world security and peace.

They also tackled several regional and international developments of interest.

Later, Prince Faisal held an official banquet in honor of Hoekstra and his accompanying delegation at the headquarters of the Islamic Arts Biennale 2023.

Hoekstra toured the area and was briefed on the cultural efforts made to enrich the experience of worshippers at the holy Mosque in Makkah and on the Kingdom's cultural history.



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.