Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Saudi Arabia from Bahrain. Russia Allion noted that today Lavrov will meet with the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Hussein Taha, and at the headquarters of the Saudi Arabian Foreign Ministry he will hold talks with his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan on the prospects for cooperation between the two countries, the stability of energy markets and food security and Ukrainian a crisis.

Tomorrow, Wednesday, Lavrov will take part in a joint ministerial meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council, as well as in bilateral meetings with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Ahmed Nasser Al-Sabah. Lavrov ended his visit to Bahrain today, where he was received by King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa and his Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad, and also met with his counterpart Abdul Latif Al Zayani, where they discussed a number of regional and international issues and directions bilateral cooperation between the two countries.