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RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US officials discussed energy security on Friday.

Brett McGurk, US national security council coordinator for the MENA region, and Amos Hochstein, senior advisor for energy security, met the crown prince in Jeddah where they also discussed “investment in the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment,” the Saudi Press Agency reported.

The group, joined by US Special Envoy to Yemen Tim Lenderking, also discussed the latest developments in Yemen.

The US officials also thanked the crown prince for his mediation efforts that resulted in the release of two Americans captured by Russia during the war in Ukraine.

On Wednesday, a crown prince sponsored mediation led to the release of ten prisoners from various countries as part of an exchange of captives.

The Saudi foreign ministry said the mediation was part of the continuation of the crown prince’s efforts to adopt humanitarian initiatives toward the Russian-Ukrainian crisis.

The Saudi Foreign Minster Prince Faisal bin Farhan confirmed on Friday that the crown prince had engaged directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin to secure the release of the prisoners.