RIYADH, 12th December, 2016 (WAM) -- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, yesterday met with the Rt. Hon. Boris Johnson, British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, and discussed bilateral relations and a number of issues of common interest.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdul Aziz, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, also discussed with the British Foreign Secretary ways of strengthen cooperation between the two countries in various fields, especially security and the fight against extremism and terrorism.

The two sides also reviewed the latest developments in the Middle East and their efforts towards them.

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