S Jaishankar, Saudi Crown Prince meet; bilateral ties in focus
Hindustan TimesForeign minister S Jaishankar on Sunday held a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud in Jeddah as bilateral ties remained in focus. S Jaishankar meets Saudi Crown Prince ) "Honoured to call on HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah this evening,” Jaishankar wrote in a tweet. India's ties with Saudi Arabia "have strengthened considerably over the past few years including in political, security, energy, trade, investment, health, food security, cultural and defence fields," a foreign ministry statement had highlighted ahead of S Jaishankar's visit. During his visit, the foreign minister over the weekend had also met his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan where he discussed “political and economic concerns.” The two leaders - during their interaction - also agreed “to work closely together in G20 and multilateral organizations,” the union minister said.