Baku, TurkicWorld
Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received in Riyadh on Monday US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the eve of talks on Ukraine.
Rubio had arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday to prepare for the talks and plan the anticipated summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, TurkicWorld reports citing Al-Awsat.
Trump and Putin have agreed to kick of peace talks about Ukraine that will be attended by Crown Prince Mohammed.
Saudi and American officials will discuss bilateral relations and regional cooperation, as well as efforts to push forward peace and stability in the region.
The State Department had said Rubio’s visit to the region will “promote US interests in advancing regional cooperation, stability, and peace.”
“The trip will center on freeing American and all other hostages from Hamas captivity, advancing to Phase II of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, and countering the destabilizing activities of the Iranian regime and its proxies,” it said in a statement.
