New york: Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah today received United Kingdom (UK) Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs David Lammy at the headquarters of the Kingdom’s permanent mission to the United Nations. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the High-Level International Conference on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, co-chaired by Saudi Arabia and the French Republic.
According to Saudi Press Agency, Prince Faisal welcomed Britain’s announcement of its intention to recognize the State of Palestine and its support for the two-state solution. The two foreign ministers also reviewed all efforts aimed at easing humanitarian suffering in the Gaza Strip.
Also attending the meeting were Saudi Ambassador to the United States Princess Reema bint Bandar Al-Saud, Advisor to the Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Prince Musab bin Mohammed Al Farhan, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Economic and Development Affairs Abdullah bin Zarah, Counsellor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Manal Radwan, and Advisor to Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed Alyahya.