Saudi crown prince welcomes UK PM in Riyadh

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday in Riyadh. (SPA)
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  • Starmer, on his first visit to the region since winning power earlier this year, is due to visit Cyprus after leaving Riyadh

RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh.

The leaders held a meeting, Saudi Press Agency reported.

Earlier on Monday, Starmer and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed “shared their perspectives on the evolving situation in Syria,” the prime minister’s office said.

The prime minister also visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi as part his state visit to the UAE.

Starmer, on his first visit to the region since winning power earlier this year, is due to visit Cyprus after leaving Riyadh.