RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Thursday met with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi, Tajikistan’s Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin, and Turkmenistan’s Foreign Minister Raşit Meredow.
All meetings were held separately on the sidelines of the two-day international conference titled “Central and South Asia: Regional Connectivity, Challenges and Opportunities,” which is being held in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.
#Tashkent | Foreign Minister HH Prince @FaisalbinFarhan, met with #Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the International Conference on "Central and South Asia” tomorrow in #Uzbekistan. pic.twitter.com/DOhK0pioj7
— Foreign Ministry (@KSAmofaEN) July 15, 2021
During the meetings, the officials discussed bilateral relations and the means to strengthen them in different fields to serve common interests.
They also exchanged views regarding regional and international issues of common interest.
And they reviewed Saudi Arabia’s global efforts and support for joint ways to address the coronavirus pandemic through the Kingdom’s presidency of the G20.
The meetings also shed light on Vision 2030 and its programs, which aim to achieve sustainable development and provide major investment opportunities in different sectors.
#Tashkent | Foreign Minister HH Prince @FaisalbinFarhan, met with #Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi on the sidelines of the international conference on "Central and South Asia” tomorrow in #Uzbekistan. pic.twitter.com/X0mPaOrkhq
— Foreign Ministry (@KSAmofaEN) July 15, 2021
Prince Faisal and Wang also discussed joint cooperation and international efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, and both sides agreed to continue work in this field.
Prince Faisal arrived at Islam Karimov Tashkent International Airport on Wednesday, where he was received by Uzbek Minister of Energy Alisher Sultanov and Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov, head of Uzatom state nuclear agency.
Meanwhile, the Saudi foreign minster received a written message from his Omani counterpart, Sayyed Badr Al-Busaidi.
#Riyadh | Foreign Minister HH Prince @FaisalbinFarhan, receives a written message from #Oman’s Foreign Minister @badralbusaidi.
The message was received by Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs @W_Elkhereiji. pic.twitter.com/rOEwgDhqyw— Foreign Ministry (@KSAmofaEN) July 15, 2021
