The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz received Canada’s Foreign Minister Stéphane Dion at the Peace Palace in Jeddah yesterday. Bilateral relations between the two countries and developments in regional and international events were reviewed during the meeting.

The reception was attended by the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdul Aziz who is also the First Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Interior, the Minister of State and Member of the Council of Ministers Dr Musaed bin Mohammed Al-Aiban, the Minister of Culture and Information Dr Adel Al-Turaifi, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Nizar bin Obaid Madani and the Saudi ambassador to Canada Naif Bin Bandar Al-Sudairi.

The Parliamentary Secretary to the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Omar Alghabra and the Canadian ambassador to the kingdom Dennis Horak also attended the reception.