“The kingdom considers the European Union one of its most important international partners…Saudi Arabia looks forward to strengthening the partnership between the two sides to serve their common interests and to support international efforts to achieve security and stability in the world.”
-Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, in a call with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, in which the two leaders discussed the upcoming G20 2020 summit in Riyadh. Ms. von der Leyen expressed the EU’s “keenness to play a constructive role.”
