Prince Saud Al-Faisal, the Foreign Minister, confirmed today that the historic relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America were based on independence, mutual respect, observation of joint interests as well as constructive cooperation as regards the regional and international peace and security issues. "There should be no room for comity of nations as regards real ties between friendly countries. Instead, relations should be based on frankness between the two parties and presentation of viewpoints with the utmost transparency. From this perspective, it is not strange to see concurrence and differences between any two serious friends who explore all issues, present their views and seek solutions through continuous dialogue at all levels with the aim to reach a common vision that would be reflected positively to solve or at least make breakthroughs of thorny issues". This came in a statement delivered by Prince Saud Al-Faisal at a joint press conference with visiting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Riyadh today. --More 18:57 LOCAL TIME 15:57 GMT تغريد
