Saudi FM receives phone call from UK foreign secretary

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and British Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs David Lammy. (File/AFP)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and British Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs David Lammy. (File/AFP)
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Updated 06 July 2025
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Saudi FM receives phone call from UK foreign secretary

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and British Secretary of State David Lammy. (File/AFP)
  • The UK foreign secretary is on a visit to the region and he met with Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa in Damascus on Saturday
  • On Sunday, Lammy met separately with Kuwait’s prime minister and crown prince during a visit to Kuwait

RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received a phone call from the British Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs David Lammy on Sunday.

During the call, they reviewed Saudi-British relations and discussed developments in the region and efforts being made with regard to them, the Saudi foreign ministry said.

The UK foreign secretary is on a visit to the region and he met with Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa in Damascus on Saturday. The meeting marked the restoration of British-Syrian relations after 14 years of tensions during Syria’s conflict and Assad family rule.

On Sunday, Lammy met separately with Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah during a visit to Kuwait.