Saudi King Receives Written Message from Putin
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received a written message from Russian President Vladimir Putin on bilateral relations.
The message was delivered to Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Walid ElKhereiji by Russian Ambassador to the Kingdom Sergey Kozlov during talks held on Thursday at the ministry's headquarters in Riyadh.
During the meeting, the two sides reviewed relations between the two countries and discussed regional and international developments.
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