Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior, holds talks with Gen. Lloyd Austin, commander of the United States Central Command, in Riyadh on Monday. They discussed a number of issues of mutual concern in addition to the developments in the Middle East region. Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, second deputy premier and minister of defense, also met with Austin at Al-Yamamah Palace. Their talks figured mainly on ways of further boosting military cooperation between the two countries, in addition to the efforts being exerted in handling the developments in the region.