Saudi deputy minister receives Egyptian foreign minister
RIYADH: Saudi Deputy Minister for Foreign Affair Waleed Elkhereiji received Egyptian Foreign and Emigration Minister Badr Abdelatty on his arrival at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Monday.
Meanwhile, Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Jalawi, governor of Jeddah, received Italian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Carlo Baldocci in the coastal city on Monday, Saudi Press Agency reported.
They discussed bilateral relations and various topics of common interest.
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