Saudi Arabia’s FM receives call from UK Foreign Secretary

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan holds a phone call with British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly. (SPA/Wikipedia)
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  • Discussed the development of the situation in Sudan

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received a call from the UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly on Thursday. 

During the call, they discussed the development of the situation in Sudan, and the two ministers called on the parties to the conflict in Sudan to cease fire and military escalation, end the violence, protect civilians, and provide safe passage for humanitarian operations.

Prince Faisal and Cleverly also reviewed relations between their two countries, and discussed ways to enhance and develop them in various fields, and discuss aspects of coordination towards many issues of common interest.

Cleverly posted on Twitter on Thursday confirming he had spoken with Prince Faisal, as well as with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and UAE foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed.

“The UK is working tirelessly for peace in Sudan, this violence must end. I’ve held discussions with international partners on working collectively to resolve this conflict,” he said.