Saudi deputy minister receives UN resident coordinator

Mohamed El-Zarkani (L) and Abdulrahman Al-Rassi in Riyadh. (Supplied)
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Updated 27 August 2024
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Saudi deputy minister receives UN resident coordinator

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister for International Multilateral Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Rassi received UN Resident Coordinator in the Kingdom Mohamed El-Zarkani in Riyadh on Tuesday.

During the meeting, they discussed various aspects of cooperation between the Kingdom and the UN as well as the latest developments of common interest, the Foreign Ministry reported on X.

In a meeting on Monday, Al-Rassi met with Hanan Al-Balkhy, director of the World Health Organization’s regional office for the Eastern Mediterranean, and discussed the Kingdom’s humanitarian efforts and ways to strengthen cooperation.

 

 


Crown prince, US president discuss regional escalation in phone call

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Crown prince, US president discuss regional escalation in phone call

RIYADH: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a telephone call on Saturday from US President Donald Trump, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

Trump expressed Washington's condemnation of the blatant missile attacks against the Kingdom, which were intercepted by the Kingdom's air defenses. 

He affirmed US support for the Kingdom and its backing of all measures taken by the Kingdom to confront these Iranian violations that undermine the security and stability of the region, SPA added.