In response to the Kingdom’s efforts to resolve the Ukrainian crisis, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke on Wednesday with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud.
According to a statement issued by the Russian Foreign Ministry, the two ministers discussed priority issues for the gradual development of diverse, mutually beneficial Russian-Saudi cooperation in line with the implementation of earlier agreements reached the highest level.
According to the statement, the Russian side also expressed gratitude to the leadership of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its support. This includes its willingness to find solutions to the complex problems associated with the Ukrainian crisis.
The continuation of constructive cooperation in the “OPEC +” group received special attention.
The two sides reaffirmed their mutual interest in maintaining close bilateral and international coordination of foreign policy.
Saudi Effective Mediation
It is worth noting that the Kingdom has consistently emphasized its support for a political solution to the Ukrainian crisis.
A few weeks ago, Saudi Crown Prince HRH Mohammed bin Salman’s mediation efforts resulted in the conclusion of a prisoner exchange deal between the Russian and Ukrainian sides. In this deal, 10 foreign prisoners captured in Ukraine were released.
This step was taken at the time in the Crown Prince’s interests, as a continuation of his efforts to adopt humanitarian initiatives in response to the Russian-Ukrainian crisis, and as a result of his ongoing efforts with the relevant countries.
According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Prince Faisal assured Lavrov that the Kingdom would continue working with all parties and support international efforts to resolve the Ukrainian political crisis.
