RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah has held a conversation with the Foreign Minister of Egypt, Dr. Badr Abdelatty, and discussed regional developments.
During the call, the two ministers reviewed developments in the region and underscored the importance of intensifying diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tensions in a manner that preserves regional peace and security, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Prince Faisal met with the Foreign Minister of Sweden, Maria Malmer Stenergard, in Riyadh, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a post on X.
During the meeting, the two sides reviewed bilateral relations and ways to strengthen them across various fields, and discussed regional and international developments and their security implications for countries of the region.
“The two sides also discussed the humanitarian situation in Gaza, Israeli violations of the ceasefire in Lebanon, and the importance of intensifying international efforts to de-escalate tensions in the region to preserve regional peace and security and prevent the conflict from expanding,” it said.
#Riyadh | Foreign Minister HH Prince @FaisalbinFarhan receives Foreign Minister of Sweden H.E. @MariaStenergard. 🇸🇦🇸🇪 pic.twitter.com/AHZqLwOQ7h
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Earlier, US Vice President JD Vance said that Israel and the United States have “a lot of shared interests, but we also have some situations where our interests diverge” as he discussed a potential peace deal with Iran.
“Thanks to what’s happened over the last few months, but really over the last year and a half, we’ve created the space necessary where the president believes – and I think he’s right – that we can get the long-term settlement to Iran’s nuclear deal,” Vance said in an interview with Fox News.
Tensions escalated on Sunday when Israel bombed the Lebanese capital of Beirut despite an ongoing ceasefire, prompting Iran to launch missiles toward northern Israel in retaliation.
Israel subsequently carried out airstrikes against Iran, while Tehran responded with additional missile launches.
Iran’s military said early Monday that it was halting attacks on Israel while warning of a “crushing” response if Israeli attacks on Lebanon continued. Israeli media, citing unnamed officials, reported that Israel had agreed to halt airstrikes on Iran.
