In Er-Riyad, negotiations began between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Muhammad Bin Salman al-Saud.
The meeting takes place in an expanded format, it also contains delegations of the two countries.
As previously reported, it is planned to discuss cooperation in the trade, economic and investment areas, interaction in multilateral formats.
Energy issues will also be considered.
Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed to the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, the chairman of the Council of Ministers Mohammed Bin Salman al-Saud to exchange opinions about the situation in the region.
“We have stable, very good relations in the field of political interaction, in the economy, in humanitarian regions. Of course, it is very important for all of us to exchange information and assessments about what is happening in the region,” Putin said in negotiations with Crown Prince in Riyadh.
The Russian leader emphasized: “Our meeting is, of course, timely.” Putin also thanked for the invitation to Saudi Arabia.
“Nothing is able to prevent the development of friendly relations between Russia and Saudi Arabia,” said Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The President of the Russian Federation noted that “over the past seven years, relations have acquired such a quality and have reached a level that has never been before, and this has been achieved as a result of the wise policy of your father, the keeper of the two shrines of the king of Saudi Arabia with your direct direct participation” .
The Russian leader said that two countries have stable relations in the field of political interaction, in the economy, in humanitarian regions.