RIYADH: Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed Al-Khuraiji on Sunday received the ambassador of Russia to Saudi Arabia, Sergei Kozlov, to review relations. They discussed regional and international developments of common concern and ways of enhancing relations that serve the interests of both countries. Just four days earlier on April 5, the Admiral Gorshkov became the first Russian
Two Russian vessels left Jeddah on Thursday after making the first port call by the Russian navy in a Saudi port for a decade, Russian officials said.The frigate Admiral Gorshkov and the tanker Kama arrived in Jeddah on Wednesday and left less than 24 hours later after a "long arranged" visit, a Russian embassy official in Riyadh told AFP on condition of anonymity.Russia's defence ministry said on its website that the port call was the first by a Russian warship for about 10 years.