Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister arrives in Sri Lanka

March 14, 2022 at 10:32 AM

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud has arrived in Sri Lanka on his first official state visit to the country. 

Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday (13) on a one-day bilateral visit.

Upon his arrival at the Bandaranaike International Airport, Prince Faisal was received by Sri Lanka’s Minister of Justice, Ali Sabri, and the Saudi Ambassador to Sri Lanka Abdul Nasser Al-Harthy.

A number of employees of the Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Kingdom’s embassy in Colombo were also present at the occasion.

Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud is set to pay a courtesy call on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Following the conclusion of his visit today, the Saudi Foreign Minister is scheduled to leave for Nepal later in the same day. (NewsWire)