German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle expressed appreciation of the Saudi efforts recently resulting in the repatriation of two German children who were held captives in Yemen. In a statement following the meeting of Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Governor of Riyadh Region, with the Foreign Minister of Federal Republic of Germany in Berlin earlier today, the Saudi ambassador to Germany Dr. Osama Shobokshi quoted Prince Salman as telling the Foreign Minister during the talks that the Kingdom hopes to contribute to endeavors aiming at repatriating the rest of hostages. The ambassador said Germany's Foreign Minister confirmed his country's interest in the positions of the Saudi government towards the Middle East issues as well as the King's initiative for dialogue among the followers of religions and cultures. He pointed out that view points of the two sides in the talks were identical on all topics.
