The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud held talks here today with the Russian Premier Dmitry Medvedev. Immediately after the arrival of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to venue, he was received by the Russian premier and then, they took memorial pictures. During the talks, the premier expressed happiness with the historic visit of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to the Russian Federation, stressing his country's keenness to promote and develop joint cooperation between the two countries and push them to a wider perspective, as the Kingdom has the potential to be an important partner of Russia, in various fields. He praised the constructive discussions that took place between the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Russian President yesterday and its great role in promoting and developing cooperation between the two friendly countries, in all fields. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud then, for his part, delivered the following speech: In the name of Allah the Merciful Mr. Premier Dmitry Medvedev Distinguished guests We would like to thank your country for your concern and desire to develop bilateral relations between our two friendly countries. We would like to pay tribute to the fruitful discussions with President Vladimir Putin, in which it was agreed to strengthen cooperation between our two countries, in various fields. We have stressed the need to end the suffering of the Palestinian people and to achieve a comprehensive, just and lasting peace for the Palestinian cause. We also stressed that the achievement of peace and stability in the Gulf region and the Middle East and the crises in Yemen, Syria and others requires Iran to stop its expansionist policies and abide by the principles of good neighborliness, respect for international norms and laws and non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries. Saudi Arabia is living a historic and pivotal stage of comprehensive development and this phase has been translated into Vision 2030. We look forward to the participation of your friendly country in cooperating to implement the programs of this vision in the interest of our common interests. The efforts of our two countries in the field of oil have resulted in a reduction of production agreement, balancing the interests of consumers and producers and we confirm our concern for the stability of the global oil market. In conclusion, we appreciate the warm welcome and good reception of the Russian President, your country and the friendly Russian people and We wish you continued success and prosperity and the Russian people to be more prosperous. Then, the two sides reviewed bilateral relations, means of strengthening and developing them and prospects for cooperation between the two friendly countries. The meeting was attended by the Saudi top level accompanying delegation and senior Russian officials, as well.
