JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan made a whirlwind tour of Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco on Tuesday to discuss regional development and build Arab consensus on the Libyan crisis. Prince Faisal held day-long talks on Monday with Egyptian leaders, including President Abdul Fattah El-Sisi. During his trip to Tunisia, he met with Tunisian President Kais Saied at the Carthage Palace in Tunis. In remarks to the media after his meeting with Tunisian president, Prince Farhan said: Today, I had the honor to meet with the President of the Republic of Tunisia, Kais Saied. I conveyed to the greetings Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman. We looked forward to the Tunisian president's visit to the Kingdom and meeting his brother King Salman very soon." "I also conveyed to him, our wishes for Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi to succeed in forming the new government." Highlighting the strong relations between Saudi Arabia and Tunisia, Prince Farhan said: "I found great convergence between the positions of Saudi Arabia and Tunisia with regard to the many challenges facing the region and the Arab world, as well as the situation in Libya." "We agreed on the importance of advancing a Libyan-Libyan solution that reaches a peaceful settlement and leads to the stability of Libya, and the protection of Libya from foreign interference and terrorism, as well as the entire region, the Saudi foreign minister added. Earlier in the day, Prince Farhan met with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune at El Mouradia Palace in Algiers. Prince Farhan and Tebboune discussed bilateral relations, the situation in Libya as well as the latest regional and international developments. "We discussed the regional developments and found a convergence of views between Saudi Arabia and Algeria, especially the challenges facing the region presently and the foremost among them is the Libyan crisis, which we discussed extensively," the Saudi foreign minister said after his meeting with the Algerian president. Prince Farhan also met with Algerian counterpart Sabri Boukadoum, and held discussions on bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries, ways of enhancing them, regional developments and issues of common concern. Prince Farhan visited Morocco where he was received by his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita at the airport in Salé, near the Moroccan capital Rabat.
