KSA: Saudi Deputy Minister of Defence meets with US Secretary of State – Gulf Digital News

KSA: Saudi Deputy Minister of Defence meets with US Secretary of State – Gulf Digital News

Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has met here with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

During the meeting, they reviewed the strategic and historical relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America and ways to strengthen them.

The efforts being made concerning the Yemeni issue and its latest developments were also discussed, as the Deputy Minister of Defence, currently on a visit to the United States of America, affirmed the Kingdom-led coalition' support of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council and its supporting entities, and the Kingdom's aspirations for the Yemenis to reach a comprehensive political solution that would move Yemen to peace and development.

Also, the Deputy Minister of Defense stressed that there is an important role that the United Nations and the international community must play to put pressure on Houthi militias to open Taiz roads, deposit the revenues of Hodeida port and engage seriously in peace efforts to move Yemen to security, stability, construction and prosperity.

The two sides also affirmed the two countries' common vision to confront Iran's destabilising policies in the region, which includes security and diplomatic coordination between the two countries to confront