Riyadh: Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah has received a written message from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The message pertains to issues of common interest between Saudi Arabia and Russia.

According to Saudi Press Agency, the message was handed over by Deputy Minister for International Multilateral Affairs and General Supervisor of the Economic and Development Affairs Deputyship, Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Rassi. This occurred during a meeting with Sergey Kozlov, the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Saudi Arabia, held at the ministry's headquarters in Riyadh.

The meeting also involved a review of the bilateral relations between the two nations and a discussion on regional and international issues.