Lavrov met with his Saudi counterpart on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly

25 September 2019


On the sidelines of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Al-Assaf.

 

 


The Foreign Ministers of the two countries discussed priority issues on the Russian-Saudi agenda. Special attention was paid to the preparation of the upcoming visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Saudi Arabia.

 

 


They also exchanged views on topical regional issues, including the situation in the Persian Gulf, Yemen and Syria.

 

 

GSV "Russia - Islamic World"

Photo: МИД РФ