King Salman receives message from Liberian President Joseph Boakai
RIYADH: King Salman of Saudi Arabia received a message from Liberian President Joseph Boakai on Wednesday. The spoken communication focused on relations between their countries and ways in which cooperation might be strengthened, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Liberia's foreign minister, Sara Beysolow Nyant, delivered the message for the king to the Saudi deputy foreign minister, Waleed Al-Khuraiji, in Riyadh. During their meeting they discussed regional and international issues of common interest, the SPA added.
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