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I would like to extend my sincere thanks to the leadership of Saudi Arabia — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and the Crown Prince, — not only for hosting a high-level meeting between Russia and the United States in Riyadh, but also for creating a very friendly atmosphere."
Speaking to reporters, Putin said
The parties participating in today's meetings have committed to continued engagement to ensure the process moves forward swiftly and productively,
Bruce saidWe have agreed to establish a consultation mechanism to address issues causing disruptions in our bilateral relations. This aims at taking necessary steps to normalize the work of our diplomatic missions, and to appoint high-level teams from both countries to start working on a path leading to a swift, permanent, and sustainable resolution of the conflict in Ukraine, acceptable to all parties,
Bruce saidThe military leadership reaffirmed their commitment to further enhancing defense and security cooperation between the two brotherly nations,
ISPR said in a statement
I don’t think there’s another place where the leader has such a good personal relationship with both Trump and Putin,
Saudi commentator Ali Shihabi said, ... adding that
By facilitating President Trump’s stated goal of ending the Ukraine war, Saudi Arabia is well-positioned to accumulate goodwill in Washington. The kingdom, which is scheduled to host a mini-Arab summit on Friday, could capitalize on its rising stock with the Trump administration to help bridge the gap between the US and Arab positions on the fate of Gaza,
said Hasan Alhasan, senior fellow for Middle East policy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in BahrainAchieving lasting and just peace is impossible without the Palestinian people obtaining their legitimate rights in accordance with international resolutions, as has been previously clarified to both the former and current U.S. administrations,
the kingdom said in a statement earlier this month in reaction to Trump’s Gaza planWe know the crown prince, and I think it’d be a very good place to be,
Trump said Wednesday in the Oval OfficeWe can work on positive things for Saudi Arabia and America and also for many countries around the world,
the prince saidI’ll be asking the crown prince, who’s a fantastic guy, to round it out to around $1 trillion,
he told the World Economic Forum in Davos
We are glad to work with you and with President Trump,
the prince said Monday ahead of a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who will join national security adviser Mike Waltz and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff for Tuesday’s talks with the Russians at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in RiyadhHe has a very strong friendship with President Trump and behind the scenes he was encouraging and using and looking for the right result and it was helpful, it really was,
Witkoff, Trump’s envoy who helped secure the swap, said afterwardIt’ll be soon, we’ll see what happens,
Trump said Sunday