The Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that on the on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Rome, Italy on Sunday the Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

“During the meeting, they reviewed the strategic and historical ties between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the US and ways to improve them in all areas of cooperation and joint coordination,” the Saudi foreign ministry said.

The two sides also talked about regional and international issues of common interest, including the promotion of and stability in the Middle East, and the efforts to lay the foundations for peace made by Saudi Arabia and the US.

For her part, Princess Reema bint Bandar, Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the US, said the “ministers discussed regional and international issues, security and stability in the Middle East.”

Prince Faisal and Blinken also discussed joint efforts to confront climate change to protect the environment for improving sustainable development internationally and reviewed the Saudi Green Initiative and the Green Middle East Initiative “that will contribute to protecting the planet and achieving international goals,” the foreign ministry added.

The two sides also touched on recent developments in Sudan and the importance of strengthening joint action to support everything that achieves security and stability.