Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister met his Russian counterpart on Friday, 8 Aban, on the sidelines of a meeting of foreign ministers of the G20 in Atlanta.

The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and Sergei Lavrov discussed regional developments, focusing on recent developments in Yemen and maritime navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab al-Mandeb, and reviewed bilateral relations and efforts to strengthen regional security.

The two ministers also discussed, on 26 Mehr, in Manama, on the sidelines of a meeting of the foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council and Russia, “the escalation of the situation in Yemen” and “ongoing threats to shipping” in the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab al-Mandeb. At the same meeting, the Gulf Cooperation Council and Russia reviewed continued diplomatic efforts to ensure freedom of navigation in the two straits.

Prince Faisal met in Atlanta with Marco Rubio, the U.S. Secretary of State, Kaja Kallas, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs, and Anita Anand, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. The U.S. State Department said the two sides discussed cooperation on several regional files, including the Islamic Republic of Iran, Sudan, and Yemen.