Saudi Arabia looks forward to welcoming Blinken in near future -ministry
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a news conference about Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the State Department in Washington, U.S., March 17, 2022. Saul Loeb/Pool via REUTERS
Saudi Arabia looks forward to welcoming US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in the near future to strengthen ongoing "positive" discussions, though no meeting has been scheduled yet in Riyadh, an official from the Kingdom's foreign ministry said on Friday.
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“Saudi Arabia and the United States are working very productively across all levels of government to advance common interests of security and economic stability... Saudi and US officials are in constant contact at a technical level," the official added.