CAIRO  - Saudi Arabia and Egypt stressed on Tuesday the importance of guaranteeing maritime freedom in the Gulf, Bab al-Aandeb strait, and the Red Sea, Saudi state TV reported.

The statement came after a meeting between Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry, who is visiting the kingdom.

 

(Reporting by Nayera Abdallah Editing by Chris Reese) ((Nayera.Abdallah@thomsonreuters.com;))