DUBAI: Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah met Saturday with US Assistant Secretary of State for Middle Eastern Affairs Yael Lambert to review strategic ties linking both countries, state agency SPA reported.

They discussed regional and international issues of common interest, with strengthening security and stability in the Middle East and efforts to lay the foundations for peace a top priority.

During the meeting in Paris, they also reviewed historical relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America and ways to enhance them in all areas of cooperation and joint coordination.