ForMin Aurescu has telephone conversation with Saudi counterpart on security situation in Middle East

Politics 27 May 2023 13:45

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bogdan Aurescu, had a telephone conversation on Friday with his counterpart from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, a context in which they discussed the security situation in the Black Sea and the Middle East, the Romanian Foreign Ministry (MAE) informs. Cereport reports citing Agerpres

The two officials were supposed to meet on Friday in Bucharest, but the Saudi side postponed the event "for unforeseeable and objective reasons", and the visit will be rescheduled "in the near future".

The conversation occasioned an exchange of views on the latest security developments in the Black Sea region and the wider Middle East. Minister Aurescu presented Romania's security assessments regarding the war in Ukraine and its complex effects at the regional and global level. He also gave a brief presentation of Romania's multidimensional efforts in support of Ukraine, including with regard to refugees. He welcomed the decision of Saudi Arabia to invite the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, to the Summit of the League of Arab States held in Jeddah on May 19, the MAE informs.

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ForMin Aurescu has telephone conversation with Saudi counterpart on security situation in Middle East

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