Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, met at his office in Riyadh last week with Indonesian Defense minister Riamiz Ard Riakodo (photo).

During the meeting, aspects of bilateral relations, particularly ways of developing defense cooperation and a number of issues of mutual concern were discussed, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

The meeting was attended by Mohammed Al-Ayesh, Assistant Minister of Defense; General Abdulrahman Al-Bunyan, Chief of General Staff; Fahd Al-Issa, Consultant at the Royal Court and General Supervisor of the Defense Minister’s office, and the Indonesian Minister’s accompanying delegation.

Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz also met Tuesday in Riyadh with Qatar’s Minister of State for Defense Affairs Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.

Talks during the meeting dealt with matters related to cooperation between the State of Qatar and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in defense fields, in addition to developments in the region.

The meeting was attended by Saudi Arabia's Chief of the General Staff General Abdulrahman bin Saleh Al-Bunyan, Qatar’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Sheikh Abdullah bin Thamir Al Thani and the delegation accompanying the Minister of State for Defense Affairs.