Saudi Gazette report

OTTAWA — Saudi Arabia and Canada held their first round of political consultations in Ottawa on Thursday, marking a new chapter in bilateral relations between the two countries.

The consultations were chaired by Dr. Saud Al-Sati, Saudi Arabia’s Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Political Affairs, and Alexander Lévêque, Canada’s Assistant Deputy Minister for Europe, Arctic, and Middle East Affairs.

During the meeting, both sides discussed ways to strengthen cooperation across various fields and exchanged views on a range of regional and international issues of mutual interest.

The two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a framework for regular political consultations between their respective foreign ministries.