The Prime Minister held bilateral talks with King
Salman of Saudi Arabia and the Crown Prince, Mohamed
bin Salman, in Riyadh earlier this evening.
They discussed regional security and stability, noting
in particular the good progress that had been made in
Iraq in the fight against Daesh.
They discussed Iran, where the Prime Minister noted
that we shared Saudi Arabia’s concerns about Iran’s
destabilising regional behaviour, and where they agreed
that more work needed to be done to bring the
international community together to counter it.
They discussed Yemen, where the Prime Minister made
clear that the flow of commercial supplies on which the
country depends must be resumed if we are to avert a
humanitarian catastrophe. They agreed that steps needed
to be taken as a matter of urgency to address this and
that they would take forward more detailed discussions
on how this could be achieved.
They agreed the relationship between the UK and Saudi
Arabia was strong and would endure. They discussed
“Vision 2030”, Saudi’s ambitious blueprint for internal
reform which aims to deliver greater inclusivity for
all Saudi citizens, which they agreed was essential to
Saudi Arabia’s long-term stability and success.
