RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's call for OPEC+ meeting is an extension to its previous efforts to achieve market balance and stability, the Saudi Cabinet said in a statement on Tuesday.

"Saudi Arabia's call for OPEC+ and a group of other countries to hold an urgent meeting, seeking to reach a fair agreement to restore the desired balance to oil markets, is an extension to the Kingdom's previous efforts to achieve market balance and stability, and to continue its enduring endeavors to support global economy in this exceptional circumstance", the statement said.

(Reporting by Marwa Rashad; writing by Nayera Abdallah; Editing by Sandra Maler) ((Nayera.Abdallah@thomsonreuters.com;))