Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom held meetings to strengthen security and diplomatic relations during the meeting in London.
Saudi Interior Minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz and British Interior Minister Suella Braverman held official talks.
The two sides discussed measures to strengthen and develop joint security activities.
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Prince Abdulaziz thanked the British Home Secretary for hosting the meeting, which reflects a shared desire to strengthen strategic and historical ties between the two friendly nations.
The prince stressed that the government values and appreciates the existing security cooperation, referring to the ongoing security coordination between the interior ministries of the two countries.
The session saw the signing of a number of agreements in the area of security, development and training between the Home Office and the UK Department of Home Affairs.
Saudi Minister of the Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz and UK Secretary of State Suella Braverman has held an “official discussion” in London on ways to develop cooperation in areas of security, SPA said.
The meetings “reflected the common desire to boost the strategic and historical ties between the two friendly countries,” according to SPA.
“The session saw the signing of several agreements in the security, development and training fields between the Ministry of the Interior of Saudi Arabia and the UK Home Department,” SPA said, although it does not give exact details of the agreements.
The session was attended by Prince Khaled bin Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Ambassador to the United Kingdom, the Undersecretary of the Saudi Ministry of Interior Dr. Hisham bin Abdulrahman Al-Falih, and a number of officials from the two countries.