Putin and Bin Salman: Our relations are stable in the field of political, economic and humanitarian cooperation

Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed during his meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh that nothing can hinder the development of friendly relations between Moscow and Riyadh.

 “Being here in the region on a scheduled visit to the UAE, I benefited from your invitation to come and talk with you and all our friends, with whom we have worked intensively to develop our relations over the past seven years.” TASS quoted Putin as saying.

The Russian President pointed out that the Soviet Union was one of the first countries to recognize the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as an independent state.

He added  “Over the past seven years, joint relations have  reached an unprecedented level,” pointing out that the two countries enjoy stable relations in the field of Political, economic and humanitarian cooperation.

For his part, Bin Salman stressed that cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Russia helps ensure security in the Middle East, adding “We have many common interests, within the framework of which we work to achieve stability and development throughout the world and in the Middle East region.”

He added: “Over the past few years, we have achieved great results in the bilateral cooperation process, including the fields of energy, agriculture, trade, investment and other fields, and the two countries have great opportunities to expand cooperation.”