Saudi FM holds meetings on sidelines of Ukraine Peace Summit in Switzerland

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Saturday met today with his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba, on the sidelines of the Ukraine Peace Summit, being held in the Swiss city of Lucerne.

During the meeting, they discussed developments in the Ukrainian-Russian conflict, opportunities to enhance cooperation between the Kingdom and Ukraine, and ways to support and develop it in many fields, the Kingdom’s foreign ministry said.

Prince Faisal also held talks with Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, where they reviewed relations between their two countries and ways to strengthen and develop them, and discussed regional and international developments.

In a separate meeting with European Council President Charles Michel, the two sides reviewed relations and existing cooperation between the Kingdom and the EU countries and discussed ways in achieve security and stability in the region and the world.

He also discussed ties with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store.

The Saudi minister had arrived in Lucerne earlier on Saturday to head the Kingdom’s delegation at the major conference, where more than 100 countries and organizations have gathered to forge a path to peace in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.