RIYADH: Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, Saudi Press Agency said.
In Riyadh, Lavrov met with his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan and the Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Hussein Ibrahim Taha, Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported.
He was welcomed at King Khalid International Airport by the Kingdom’s Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed bin Abdulkarim Al-Khuraiji.
Earlier on Tuesday, Lavrov visited Bahrain where he met with Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa.