JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Wednesday received governors from various regions of the Kingdom on the occasion of their 29th annual meeting.
During the reception, which was attended by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the king was briefed on the most prominent topics addressed by the annual meeting.
He praised their efforts to serve the country, citizens and residents, and their keenness to do everything that would achieve the desired aspirations and comprehensive development.
Meanwhile, King Salman welcomed the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps and Ambassador of Djibouti to Saudi Arabia Dya-Eddin Said Bamakhrama and heads of the diplomatic groups accredited to the Kingdom at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah.
They included Ambassador of Cameroon and head of the African group Iya Tidjani, Palestinian Ambassador and head of the Arab group Bassem Abdullah Al-Agha, Ambassador of Albania and head of the European group Sami Shiba, Brunei’s Ambassador and head of the Asian group Dato’ Yusuf Ismail, Ambassador of Brazil and head of South American group Marcelo Della Nina, and Australian Ambassador and head of Oceania group Mark Donovan.
During the reception, the ambassadors conveyed the congratulations of the leaders of Arab and friendly countries on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan.
King Salman also sent his greetings to the leaders of Arab and friendly countries.
The audience was attended by Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif.
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman receives governors, diplomats in Jeddah
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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman receives governors, diplomats in Jeddah
Saudi Arabia welcomes ceasefire agreement between Syrian Democratic Forces and Syria state
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has welcomed an agreement between the Syrian state and Syrian Democratic Forces.
In a foreign ministry statement early on Monday, the Kingdom said it had welcomed an deal between Damascus and Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces that was announced by the Syrian government on Sunday.
The agreement entails merging all SDF forces into the defense and interior ministries and means that Kurdish forces will redeploy to east of the Euphrates river.
The 14-point deal would also see the immediate administrative and military handover of Deir Ezzor and Raqqa governorates.
The Syrian state would regain control of all border crossings, oil fields, and gas fields in the region, with protection secured by regular forces to ensure the return of resources to the Syrian government, while considering the special case of Kurdish areas, the state news agency SANA reported.
The ceasefire comes after intense fighting between the SDF and government troops in Aleppo. But SDF troops have now pulled back from there and the Syrian army now controls most areas east of Aleppo.
The Saudi foreign ministry statement also thanked the US for the agreement. Washington is believed to have supported brokering the ceasefire between allies SDF and the Syrian government, who they have also backed diplomatically since the fall of long-time dictator Bashar Assad.
The Syrian state announced on Friday a raft of new directives to recognize Syrian Kurds, including making their language official and bolstering other rights for the minority group.
