Saudi deputy minister receives Irish foreign ministry official

Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister for Political Affairs Saud Al-Sati received Gerard Keown, political director at the Irish Foreign Ministry, in Riyadh on Wednesday.

During the meeting, they discussed ways to enhance relations and addressed various issues of common interest, the Foreign Ministry wrote on X.

Al-Sati and Keown signed a memorandum of understanding on political consultations between the two foreign ministries.

Also in Riyadh on Wednesday, Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister for International Multilateral Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Rassi received Japanese Ambassador to the Kingdom Fumio Iwai, who is ending his term in office.