Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived on an unannounced prior go to to Saudi Arabia, reported France Press.
The Saudi state information company SPA reported that Zelensky’s airplane landed within the Pink Sea metropolis of Jeddah, the place he was met by representatives of the Saudi authorities, together with the nationwide safety adviser and the nation’s ambassador to Kyiv. No particulars got.
The Ukrainian president met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi State Information Company reported.
No additional particulars of the assembly have been offered, Reuters mentioned.
Saudi Arabia is attempting to take care of neutrality within the battle between Russia and Ukraine, in search of to place itself as a attainable mediator between the 2 sides within the battle, notes AFP. On the similar time, the Arab state, which is the world’s largest exporter of crude oil, maintains shut ties with Moscow to coordinate oil technique.
In August, Saudi Arabia hosted talks on the battle in Ukraine that concerned greater than 40 nations, however not Russia. Beforehand, in Could of final yr, Zelensky attended the Arab League summit in Jeddah, accusing some leaders from the area of turning a blind eye to the horrors of the Russian invasion, AFP notes, BTA reviews.
Zelensky was final in Saudi Arabia in February this yr, when he mentioned with influential Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman a peace plan and attainable prisoner of battle exchanges.
Tomorrow, the Ukrainian president is anticipated in Italy, the place he’ll take part within the G-7 summit. The White Home introduced immediately, cited by Reuters, that Zelensky and his American counterpart Joe Biden will signal a brand new bilateral settlement within the area of safety.
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