Saudi, German FMs Discuss Developments in Sudan

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan attends a news conference at the Arab Gulf Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri/File Photo
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan attends a news conference at the Arab Gulf Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri/File Photo
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Saudi, German FMs Discuss Developments in Sudan

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan attends a news conference at the Arab Gulf Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri/File Photo
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan attends a news conference at the Arab Gulf Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri/File Photo

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received on Thursday a phone call from his German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

During the call, the two sides discussed the developments in Sudan, and the conditions of the foreigners stranded there. They stressed the importance of stopping the military escalation, and providing the necessary protection for Sudanese civilians and residents, and safe humanitarian corridors for those wishing to leave the country.

They also discussed developments in the region and the world.



Saudi Arabia Condemns Attack at German Market

21 December 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: Police emergency vehicles are stationed in front of the market in Magdeburg.Photo: Matthias Bein/dpa
21 December 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: Police emergency vehicles are stationed in front of the market in Magdeburg.Photo: Matthias Bein/dpa
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Saudi Arabia Condemns Attack at German Market

21 December 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: Police emergency vehicles are stationed in front of the market in Magdeburg.Photo: Matthias Bein/dpa
21 December 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: Police emergency vehicles are stationed in front of the market in Magdeburg.Photo: Matthias Bein/dpa

Saudi Arabia condemned the ramming attack at a market in the German city of Magdeburg, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

Police arrested a suspect in the attack, which killed at least two people and injured dozens of others on Friday evening.

The ministry expressed its condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims and to the government, wishing those injured a swift recovery.

Saudi Arabia also reiterated its firm stance against all forms of violence.