Saudi deputy minister receives Russia, Ukraine envoys
Saudi Deputy Minister for International Multilateral Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Rassi received Ambassador of Russia to the Kingdom Sergey Kozlov in Riyadh on Sunday.
In a separate meeting, Al-Rassi received Ambassador of Ukraine to the Kingdom Anatolii Petrenko, the Foreign Ministry wrote in a post on X.
During the meetings, all sides discussed bilateral relations as well as prominent developments in regional and international arenas.
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