Lavrov meets Saudi foreign minister in Moscow
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud will hold talks in Moscow on September 8, said Russia's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova.
Consensus
- Sergey Lavrov met with Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Moscow.
- The meeting took place on September 8.
- The meeting was a bilateral diplomatic engagement between Russia and Saudi Arabia.
- Topics included the situation in the Persian Gulf and maritime security in the Strait of Hormuz.
- The ministers discussed the need to prevent escalation in the region.
Points of divergence
- The ministers also discussed the Saudi-U.S. agreement on peaceful nuclear energy and the organization of the international music competition 'Intervidение'. — vedomosti
- On August 26, Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alimov met with the Saudi ambassador to Russia, Sami Mohammed Al-Sadhan, to discuss bilateral cooperation at the UN and crises in Sudan and Yemen. — vedomosti
- In 2026, the foreign ministers had multiple phone conversations focused on the Persian Gulf conflict, including the situation in the Strait of Hormuz and the need for long-term normalization between Arab monarchies and Iran. — vesti
Coverage (6 sources)
- Lavrov met with the head of the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Foreign Affairs — Ведомости
- Foreign Ministers of Russia and Saudi Arabia hold talks — Вести
- Lavrov conducts negotiations with the head of the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Moscow. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Lavrov will meet with the head of the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Moscow — Ведомости
- Lavrov will hold talks in Moscow with Saudi Arabia's foreign minister on September 8 — Интерфакс
- Lavrov will hold talks in Moscow with the Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister on September 8 — Интерфакс
Key entities
- MID
- Moscow
- Saudi Arabia
- Russia
- Sergey Lavrov
- Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud
- Maria Zakharov
- INTERFAX.RU
- UN
- TASS
- RIA Novosti
- General Assembly
- Persian Gulf
- Kingdoms of Saudi Arabia
- Ormuz Strait
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