Saudi Arabia on Friday commended the phone call between the US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, welcoming the idea of them meeting in the Kingdom.
According to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, it could take several months to arrange a meeting between Putin and Trump, possibly in the Saudi capital Riyadh.
Recall that the two leaders spoke on Wednesday and announced their intention to meet face-to-face.
Media Talk Africa reports that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was the first foreign leader Trump called immediately after taking office.
The US President described the Crown Prince as “a fantastic guy” during his speech via video link to an audience at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Putin, who visited Saudi Arabia and the UAE in 2023, said last September that he was grateful to Mohammed bin Salman for helping to organise the biggest US-Russian prisoner swap since the Cold War.
