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
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


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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."

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