Saudi Crown Prince, British PM Discuss Developments in Ukraine

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and PM Johnson in Riyadh. (SPA)
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and PM Johnson in Riyadh. (SPA)
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Saudi Crown Prince, British PM Discuss Developments in Ukraine

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and PM Johnson in Riyadh. (SPA)
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and PM Johnson in Riyadh. (SPA)

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, held talks in Riyadh on Wednesday with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

They held official talks that covered the relations of friendship and cooperation between Riyadh and London.

They tackled regional and international developments of interest, including the war in Ukraine.

The Saudi-British strategic partnership council convened after their talks.

A memorandum of understanding was signed on the formation of the strategic partnership council between the Saudi, UK and Northern Ireland government. The agreement was signed by Crown Prince Mohammed and Johnson.

The British premier had arrived in Riyadh earlier on Wednesday. He had flown in from the United Arab Emirates where he held talks with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

"They welcomed the longstanding partnership between our two countries and discussed opportunities to increase collaboration on energy security, defense and trade," tweeted Johnson's office.

Prior to arriving in the region, his office tweeted: "Today the Prime Minister is visiting the UAE and Saudi Arabia for talks on energy, regional security and international diplomacy as part of the UK’s work to galvanize global action on the invasion of Ukraine."



Crown Prince, Russian FM Discuss Regional, International Developments

The Crown Prince welcomed Minister Lavrov and his accompanying delegation to the Kingdom on Tuesday - SPA
The Crown Prince welcomed Minister Lavrov and his accompanying delegation to the Kingdom on Tuesday - SPA
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Crown Prince, Russian FM Discuss Regional, International Developments

The Crown Prince welcomed Minister Lavrov and his accompanying delegation to the Kingdom on Tuesday - SPA
The Crown Prince welcomed Minister Lavrov and his accompanying delegation to the Kingdom on Tuesday - SPA

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud met with Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday at Al-Yamamah Palace.
The Crown Prince welcomed Minister Lavrov and his accompanying delegation to the Kingdom, while the Russian foreign minister expressed his pleasure at visiting Saudi Arabia and meeting with the Crown Prince, SPA reported.
During the meeting, the two sides reviewed relations between the two friendly countries and discussed ways to enhance and develop them in various fields.

They also exchanged views on regional and international developments and the efforts exerted towards them to achieve security and stability.
The meeting was attended by Minister of National Guard Prince Abdullah bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, and Minister of State, Member of the Cabinet, and National Security Adviser Dr. Musaed bin Mohammed Al-Aiban.
On the Russian side, the meeting was attended by Aide to the President of the Russian Federation Yury Ushakov, Russian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Sergey Kozlov, and several senior officials from the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.