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Saudi Arabia Welcomes Transfer of Oil from Yemen’s Safer

A man snaps a picture of the FSO Safer oil tanker in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen's Hodeidah on July 15, 2023. AFP
A man snaps a picture of the FSO Safer oil tanker in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen's Hodeidah on July 15, 2023. AFP
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Saudi Arabia Welcomes Transfer of Oil from Yemen’s Safer

A man snaps a picture of the FSO Safer oil tanker in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen's Hodeidah on July 15, 2023. AFP
A man snaps a picture of the FSO Safer oil tanker in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen's Hodeidah on July 15, 2023. AFP

The Saudi Foreign Ministry welcomed on Wednesday the beginning of a process to transfer over one million barrels of oil from the SOF Safer tanker off Yemen’s coast as per a United Nations plan.

The Kingdom also welcomed international efforts that allowed this issue to be resolved, while expressing its appreciation for the work done by the UN team and chief, Antonio Guterres, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The United Nations said on Tuesday it had started the removal of more than 1 million barrels of oil from the decaying supertanker in a highly complex operation it hopes will ward off a regional disaster.

“The ship-to-ship transfer of oil which has started today is the critical next step in avoiding an environmental and humanitarian catastrophe on a colossal scale,” Guterres said in a statement.

More than 1.1 million barrels of oil stored in the rusting tanker were being moved to another vessel the UN purchased, he said.

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Saudi FM Receives Moldovan Counterpart, ICRC President

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah welcomes Moldova’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mihai Popsoi in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah welcomes Moldova’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mihai Popsoi in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)
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Saudi FM Receives Moldovan Counterpart, ICRC President

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah welcomes Moldova’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mihai Popsoi in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah welcomes Moldova’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mihai Popsoi in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received in Riyadh on Monday Moldova’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mihai Popsoi.

They reviewed bilateral relations and ways to strengthen them in various fields. They also tackled regional and international developments.

A general agreement on cooperation between the two countries' governments was signed, which aims to strengthen bilateral coordination on topics of common interest.

Also on Monday, Prince Faisal received President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Mirjana Spoljaric.

They reviewed aspects of cooperation in the relief fields and discussed regional and international developments and humanitarian efforts exerted towards them.