RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met with Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Saturday.
The two men reviewed Saudi-Dutch relations and ways to support and enhance them, as well as discussing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and international efforts to resolve the crisis, in addition to a number of issues affecting the regional and international arenas.
Prince Faisal also held talks with Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg. They discussed ways to enhance dialogue between their two countries on issues of common concern, and touched on the issues discussed at the conference and the importance of multilateral action to achieve international peace and security.
The Saudi foreign minister then held talks with German Chancellery Foreign and Security Policy Adviser Jens Ploetner, where the two sides reviewed the strong relations between the Kingdom and Germany and ways to enhance and support them in all areas of cooperation and joint coordination.
They also discussed strengthening efforts to establish the foundations of regional and international peace made by the two countries.
The foreign minister also met with his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and reviewed Saudi-Pakistani relations.
Prince Faisal also held separate talks with senior officials from German luxury vehicle company BMW and Italian aerospace, defense and security company Leonardo, where they talked about the importance of security and stability in supporting the sustainable development goals and the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.
