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Saudi, Peruvian Foreign Ministers Discuss Issues of Common Interest

Saudi, Peruvian Foreign Ministers Discuss Issues of Common Interest

Asharq Al-Awsat01-05-2025
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received in Riyadh on Thursday his Peruvian counterpart Elmer Schialer and Minister of Energy and Mines Jorge Montero Cornejo.
The ministers reviewed relations between their countries. They also reviewed aspects of cooperation in various fields in addition to discussing international issues of mutual interest.
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