Saudi officials hold talks with Croatian, Swedish foreign ministers in Riyadh

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received Croatia’s Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Gordan Grlic-Radman in Riyadh on Sunday.

During the reception, the two reviewed bilateral relations and ways to strengthen them in all fields and discussed developments in the regional and international arenas.

Productive meeting with @FaisalbinFarhan during official visit to #SaudiArabia - great potential for strengthening relations and expanding economic cooperation in green energy, tourism, fishing vessel building & IT sector. Exchange on current regional security challenges. pic.twitter.com/F1WdJvDuD0

— Gordan Grlić Radman (@grlicradman) October 8, 2023

Prince Faisal also received his Swedish counterpart Tobias Billstrom to discuss aspects of cooperation between the two kingdoms and ways to enhance and develop them in all fields, the foreign ministry said in a statement.

The two sides also touched on the importance of intensifying bilateral and multilateral work, and enhancing economic cooperation opportunities in light of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, in a way that serves common interests and contributes to achieving sustainable development goals.

Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman also met with Billstrom to discuss ties and prospects for joint cooperation.

It was a pleasure to visit my colleague HH Prince @FaisalbinFarhan Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia i Riyadh. KSA is a very important partner for Sweden and our largest trade partner in the MENA region. Green transition, digitalization, sustainable mining and… https://t.co/AWbofe6IHG

— Tobias Billström (@TobiasBillstrom) October 8, 2023

Saudi officials hold talks with Croatian, Swedish foreign ministers in Riyadh