• Saudi FM discussed relations and ways of boosting cooperation with officials

Arab News

NEW YORK CITY: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held talks with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Saturday, the foreign ministry said.

Their discussion was on regional and international developments as well as furthering cooperation between Riyadh and Tehran following the normalization of ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran in March.

Prince Faisal also met with Cypriot president Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday, the the foreign ministry said.

As well as discussions on relations between the two countries and international affairs, Prince Faisal conveyed the greetings of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Christodoulides and the Cypriot people.

The foreign ministry also said Prince Faisal met with the Turkish and Thai foreign ministers on Saturday.

The foreign minister held talks with Hakan Fidan and Panpree Phahitthanukorn in New York. He discussed relations and ways of boosting cooperation with both ministers, the foreign ministry added.

All meetings were also attended by Saudi Arabia’s permanent representative to the UN Abdulaziz Al-Wasil.