Russian president and Saudi king meeting

MOSCOW, October 5. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud have begun the talks with the participation of the delegations. The Russian leader described their meeting behind closed doors as "substantive, meaningful and confidential." "We have held detailed talks behind closed doors to talk about bilateral relations and the situation in the region," Putin said. "That was a very meaningful, substantive and confidential conversation." According to the president, Russia is glad to welcome the Saudi king during his first visit to Moscow. He expressed confidence that the visit will give a fresh impetus to the development of bilateral relations. King Salman invited Putin to pay a visit to Saudi Arabia. Putin has accepted the invitation. "Thank you for you invitation, I remember my previous visit to your country and will definitely take advantage of your invitation to visit Saudi Arabia once more," Putin said. "I am pleased to send to Your Excellency an invitation to visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to continue our consultations," Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud said. King Salman noted similarity of the two countries' views on many regional, international problems. "I can say that our relations are keynoted by the similarity of views on many regional and international problems. Bilateral coordination is continuing on everything that promotes stronger security and the prosperity of our countries," King Salman said. The Saudi Arabian king is staying in Russia on his first state visit. Putin visited Riyadh in February 2007. Syrian crisis The situation in Syria must be settled by political means, which will guarantee security and stability, as well as the country’s territorial integrity, the king said. As he dwelt on the subject of the Syrian crisis, King Salman called for achieving its settlement in accordance with Geneva-1 decisions and UN Security Council’s resolution 2254. "A political solution must be achieved that would guarantee security, stability, unity and territorial integrity of Syria," Kind Salman said. Global oil market Saudi Arabia seeks to continue cooperation with Russia for achievement of stability on global oil markets, King Salman said. "We are eager to pursue positive cooperation between our nations for achievement of stability on global oil markets, which will facilitate growth of the global economy," the King said. Read more