Saudi Arabia denies reports of Blinken visit to Kingdom in near future

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attending a news conference this month. (Reuters/File Photo)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attending a news conference this month. (Reuters/File Photo)
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Updated 19 March 2022
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Saudi Arabia denies reports of Blinken visit to Kingdom in near future

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attending a news conference this month. (Reuters/File Photo)
  • Saudi and US officials are in constant contact at a technical level, the official added

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia denied a report that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken would visit the Kingdom in the near future, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied the validity of the statement attributed to an official at the ministry, saying it did not issue a statement concerning the topic.

Reuters reported on Friday that Blinken would arrive in the Kingdom in the near future, citing a ministry official, but that no date had yet been set.