Saudi Crown Prince meets Palestinian president

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Monday.

The Crown Prince told Abbas that the Kingdom maintains steadfast support for the Palestinian people until they attain their rights.

He added that Saudi Arabia persists in its tireless efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza.

Abbas had appealed at the World Economic Forum (WEF) special meeting in Riyadh for the United States to stop Israel from invading Rafah, which he said would be “the biggest disaster in the history of the Palestinian people.”

The Saudi Crown Prince also met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British foreign minister David Cameron, SPA reported on Monday.

Blinken was in Riyadh for Gaza ceasefire talks, “including through a pathway to an independent Palestinian state with security guarantees for Israel,” the US State Department said.

Blinken also took part in a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Ministerial meeting.