Saudi fund chief receives UN official
RIYADH: Saudi Fund for Development CEO Sultan Al-Marshad received UN-Under Secretary-General Haoliang Xu and his accompanying delegation in Riyadh on Monday.
During the meeting, the two sides discussed ways to enhance development cooperation, the Saudi fund wrote in a post on X.
Meanwhile, Saudi Deputy Minister for International Multilateral Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Rassi met with Ambassador of Spain to Saudi Arabia Jorge Hevia and the UN Resident Coordinator in the Kingdom Mohamed Zarkani to discuss matters of mutual interest in Riyadh on Monday, the Foreign Ministry wrote on X.
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