Today, Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Saudi Arabia for supporting peace and sovereignty in Ukraine.
This came during the Ukrainian President’s reception of the Saudi Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, at the presidential residence in the capital, Kiev.
For his part, the Saudi Foreign Minister conveyed the greetings of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz.
‘Continue peace efforts’
During the reception, they reviewed the bilateral relations between the two countries and opportunities for their development, in addition to discussing a number of regional and international issues and developments of common concern.
During the reception, Prince Faisal bin Farhan reaffirmed the Kingdom’s keenness and support for all international efforts aimed at resolving the (Ukrainian-Russian) crisis politically, and its continuation of its efforts to contribute to mitigating the resulting humanitarian effects.
Developments in the crisis in Ukraine
Prince Faisal bin Farhan also met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, and during the meeting, they discussed developments in the crisis in Ukraine, emphasizing the Kingdom’s support for everything that contributes to de-escalation, protection of civilians, serious pursuit of negotiated political solutions, and support for all international efforts aimed at a solution. political crisis.
The two sides also discussed opportunities to enhance bilateral cooperation between the two countries and ways to support and develop it in many fields, in addition to discussing developments on the regional and international arenas.
