Saudi minister of defense meets Jordan’s King Abdullah

RIYADH: Prince Khalid bin Salman, the Saudi minister of defense, met King Abdullah II of Jordan at Al-Husseiniya Palace in Amman on Sunday.

Prince Khalid delivered greetings from King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to King Abdullah, and forwarded their wishes for more progress and prosperity in Jordan.

Prince Khalid and King Abdullah discussed relations between Saudi Arabia and Jordan and ways to achieve security and stability in the region, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

Nayef bin Bandar Al-Sudairi, the ambassador to Jordan and Palestine, and Hisham bin Abdulaziz bin Saif, the director general of the Minister of Defense’s office, attended the meeting from the Saudi side.

Alaa Batayneh, the director of King Abdullah’s office, and Moaz Abdulrahman Al-Zabi, director of the political affairs department at the Royal Hashemite Court, were also present at the meeting.