RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held phone calls with counterparts from New Zealand and Nepal and discussed regional developments and ways to strengthen bilateral ties.
During a phone call with New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters, the Saudi Foreign Minister whom he reviewed bilateral relations and discussed the latest regional developments in the region and efforts made in this regards, according to Saudi Foreign Ministry on Wednesday.
🇸🇦📞🇳🇿 | Foreign Minister HH Prince @FaisalbinFarhan receives a phone call from Foreign Minister of New Zealand @Winstonpeters. pic.twitter.com/qvdPxFx8tz
— Foreign Ministry 🇸🇦 (@KSAmofaEN) May 20, 2026
Prince Faisal also held a phone with from Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal Shisir Khanal, with whom he discussed bilateral relations and ways to develop them to serve the two countries’ mutual interests, the Ministry said.
🇸🇦📞 🇳🇵| Foreign Minister HH Prince @FaisalbinFarhan receives a phone call from Foreign Minister of Nepal @shisir. pic.twitter.com/WPPtSLJi4I
— Foreign Ministry 🇸🇦 (@KSAmofaEN) May 20, 2026
The calls took place at a time when US Vice President JD Vance had said that “a lot of progress” has been made in Pakistan-mediated negotiations with Iran, adding that Washington believes Tehran really wants to make a deal.
Speaking to reporters at the White House press briefing, Vance said the Trump administration was engaging in talks “in good faith” and believed Iran was also interested in reaching an agreement.
“The president has asked us to negotiate in good faith, and that’s exactly what we’ve done,” Vance said.
He added that while diplomacy was advancing, Washington retained an “option B” of military operations if a deal could not be reached.
Vance said the United States sees an opportunity to “reset” relations with Iran after decades of tensions, but stressed that any agreement must block Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
