Saudi-South Korean ministerial committee for defense cooperation holds meeting in Riyadh

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Saudi Arabia’s chief of staff Lieutenant-General Fayyad bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili and South Korea’s Vice Defense Minister Shin Beom-chul met in Riyadh on Tuesday. (SPA)
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Saudi Arabia’s chief of staff Lieutenant-General Fayyad bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili and South Korea’s Vice Defense Minister Shin Beom-chul met in Riyadh on Tuesday. (SPA)
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Saudi Arabia’s chief of staff Lieutenant-General Fayyad bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili and South Korea’s Vice Defense Minister Shin Beom-chul met in Riyadh on Tuesday. (SPA)
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Updated 11 July 2023
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Saudi-South Korean ministerial committee for defense cooperation holds meeting in Riyadh

RIYADH: The Saudi-South Korean ministerial committee for defense cooperation held a meeting in Riyadh on Monday, Saudi Press Agency reported.

The meeting was chaired by Saudi Arabia’s chief of staff Lieutenant-General Fayyad bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili and South Korea’s Vice Defense Minister Shin Beom-chul.

During the meeting, the two sides reviewed relations and cooperation between the Saudi and South Korean ministries of defense and ways to enhance and develop them to serve common interests, especially in the military and defense fields.


Saudi leadership sends cables of condolences after passing of former Cyprus president

Former Cypriot President George Vassiliou speaks at a press conference about improving trade relations between Cyprus and Egypt.
Updated 15 January 2026
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Saudi leadership sends cables of condolences after passing of former Cyprus president

  • Former Cyprus President George Vassiliou died on Wednesday aged 94
  • He led the country between 1988 and 1993

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent separate cables of condolences to the President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulide after the passing of one of his predecessors.
Former Cyprus President George Vassiliou died on Wednesday aged 94. He led the country between 1988 and 1993.
The king and crown prince also extended their condolences to the family of the deceased and the people of Cyprus, Saudi Press Agency reported.