Saudi Arabia denies reports of Blinken visit in near future
Foreign ministry says looking forward to 'positive' discussions, but no meeting scheduled
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Cairo: Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry denied media reports that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken would visit the kingdom in the near future, state news agency (SPA) reported on Saturday.
An official from the ministry was cited as saying on Friday that Saudi Arabia was looking forward to welcoming Blinken to strengthen ongoing “positive” discussions, though no meeting has been scheduled yet in Riyadh.