Lavrov to Visit Saudi Arabia to Discuss Syria, Iraq

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Saudi Arabia to meet with Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal to discuss the situation in Syria and Iraq on June 20-21, a Foreign Ministry official said on Thursday.

"Lavrov will visit Jeddah at the invitation of Saud al-Faisal, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, for talks with members of the Saudi leadership," the official Alexander Lukashevich noted during a press briefing.

"During the forthcoming meetings, they plan to discuss the situation in Syria and around it, the state of affairs in Iraq, matters of ensuring security in the Gulf, as well as topical aspects of Russian-Saudi interaction, including a political dialogue and cooperation in the trade-and-economic sphere," the official added.

On June 3, al-Faisal visited the Russian city of Sochi where he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Lavrov.

On June 9, Lavrov and al-Faisal had a telephone conversation where they discussed efforts towards settling the crisis in Syria and other conflict situations in the region.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team