Ukraine grateful to Saudi Arabia for consistent support of its territorial integrity – Rozenko

On November 19, Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Rozenko met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Ukraine, Mr Jedai Al-Hathal.

During the meeting, the sides discussed preparations for the 6th meeting of the Intergovernmental Ukrainian-Saudi Arabian Commission for Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation and noted that the Commission's meeting would become another successful event aimed at deepening the existing and identifying new forms of interaction between the states, the Government portal reported.

During the meeting, the issue of investigating the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul was also raised.

The Ukrainian vice prime minister thanked for the consistent support of the territorial integrity of Ukraine by Saudi Arabia. He also expressed hope that Saudi Arabia will continue to express its principled position, including regarding the protection of the rights of Crimean Tatars in the occupied Crimea.