Johannesburg: Republic of South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa today received Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah on the sidelines of the Group of Twenty (G20) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held in Johannesburg.

According to Saudi Press Agency, at the beginning of the reception, Prince Faisal conveyed to the South African president the greetings of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

The two sides discussed ways to strengthen and advance joint relations and aspects of intensifying bilateral work to serve the interests of the two countries. They also addressed regional and international developments of common concern and ongoing efforts to address them.