Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed Al-Khuraiji meets with Palestinian Representative to the UN
In a high-level diplomatic meeting, Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed Al-Khuraiji sat down with the Permanent Representative of Palestine to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, on Wednesday in Riyadh. The meeting took place on the sidelines of an Organization of Islamic Cooperation summit held in Jeddah, where the two officials engaged in discussions regarding the ongoing Palestinian crisis.
According to reports from the Saudi Press Agency, Al-Khuraiji and Mansour delved into the latest developments in the Palestinian crisis, while also taking the time to review regional developments affecting the Middle East.
Aside from his meeting with Mansour, Al-Khuraiji also held discussions with other key foreign officials such as Iran’s Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani, Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Nuh Yilmaz, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, Gambian Foreign Minister Mamadou Tangara, and Abu Bakr Mohamed Hanafi.
During the OIC summit, Al-Khuraiji made a strong statement condemning the recent assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh. He described the assassination as a “flagrant violation of the sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran, its territorial integrity and national security, international law and the Charter of the United Nations and constitutes a threat to regional peace and security.”