Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and Kushner discuss resuming Palestinian-Israeli talks

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with White House senior adviser Jared Kushner in Neom. (SPA)

• Meeting covered prospects for peace process in the region
• They also discussed ways of strengthening bilateral cooperation

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met on Tuesday with senior adviser to the US president, Jared Kushner, to discuss regional stability.
The talks covered the prospects for the peace process in the region and the need to resume negotiaations between the Palestinian and Israeli sides “to achieve a just and lasting peace,” the SPA state news agency reported.
During the meeting, they also discussed ways of strengthening bilateral partnership in all fields, “especially in a way that achieves security and stability in the region and what guarantees strengthening international peace and security.”
The meeting was also attended by Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan.
Kushner was in Saudi Arabia after holding talks with Bahrain’s king in Manama and earlier concluding a visit to the UAE.
Kushner is visiting Gulf countries following an Aug. 13 accord between the UAE and Israel to normalize relations.