Russian president Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 30, 2017. Pavel Golovkin / AFP / Pool
Russian president Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 30, 2017. Pavel Golovkin / AFP / Pool

Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman meets Putin in Moscow


Mr Putin said Moscow and Riyadh were working together "on the issues of resolving difficult situations, including in Syria." Prince Mohammed added, "The two countries have a lot of points of mutual understanding. As for the points on which we have differences, a clear mechanism exists to overcome them and we are progressing at a quick pace in this respect."