His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, received today a telephone call from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of the United States of America. HRH the Crown Prince and US Secretary of State expressed their deep concern over the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) around the world and the need for all countries to work together to contain this epidemic. During the phone conversation, they also reviewed exerted efforts to maintain stability in the global energy markets. The US Secretary of State thanked HRH the Crown Prince for the Kingdom's continued partnership in the face of the Iranian regime's destabilizing behavior in the region.