On October 31, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov had a telephone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud.
Topical issues of bilateral relations and interaction in the BRICS format were discussed in the context of the decision of the leaders of the association at the XV summit in Johannesburg on August 22-24 to invite new participants to the BRICS from January 1, 2024. A thorough exchange of views on the Middle East settlement took place.
A source: https://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/1912815/
