RIYADH: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA) Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has received the President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Tuesday. An official welcome ceremony was held for the president of Brazil, the SPA said.
The SPA maintained that the Crown Prince and the President of Brazil held an official session, with the Crown Prince extending a warm welcome to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the beginning of the session and wished him and his accompanying delegation a pleasant stay.
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva expressed his gratitude and appreciation for the warm hospitality and gracious reception received by him, the SPA maintained. During the official session, the two sides reviewed aspects of ties between Saudi Arabia and Brazil and discussed joint coordination to enhance cooperation in several sectors, the SPA reported.
📹 | HRH the Crown Prince and the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil held an official session of talks. 🇸🇦🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/w0OeQg9W3x
— Foreign Ministry 🇸🇦 (@KSAmofaEN) November 28, 2023
According to the SPA, the two sides explored promising investment opportunities in both countries to serve mutual interests. The two sides examined developments in regional and global situations, as well as issues of common interest and the efforts directed towards them, the SPA added.
Attending the talks were Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Energy; Prince Turki bin Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz, Minister of State and Cabinet Member; Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Sports; Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Interior; Prince Abdullah bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Minister of the National Guard; and Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Defence.
HRH the Crown Prince holds talks with the president of #Brazil.#SPAGOV pic.twitter.com/6WzUAnQ1py
— SPAENG (@Spa_Eng) November 28, 2023
The meeting was also attended by the Saudi Minister of State, Cabinet’s Member and National Security Advisor, Dr. Musaed bin Mohammed Al-Aiban; Minister of Commerce, Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi; Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Eng. Abdulrahman bin Abdulmohsen Al-Fadhli; Minister of Investment, Eng. Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih; Minister of Finance, Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan; and the Saudi Ambassador to Brazil, Faisal bin Ibrahim Ghulam.
From the Brazilian side, the attendees included President of the National Congress Rodrigo Otavio Soares Pacheco; Chief of Staff of the Presidential Office Rui Costa; Minister of Finance Fernando Haddad; Minister of Ports and Airports Silvio Costa Filho; Minister of Agriculture Carlos Favaro; Minister of Mines and Energy Alexandre Silveira; and various other senior Brazilian officials.
HRH the Crown Prince receives the president of #Brazil at Al Yamamah Palace in Riyadh, where an official reception ceremony is held in his honor.#SPAGOV pic.twitter.com/BvvMjoftFX
— SPAENG (@Spa_Eng) November 28, 2023
Afterwards, the Crown Prince and the President of Brazil witnessed the signing ceremony of a bilateral memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the sector of energy between the Saudi Ministry of Energy and the Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy. Prince Abdulaziz inked the MoU from Saudi side while Silveira inked from the Brazilian side.
