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Rishi Sunak seeks MBS meeting to deepen ties with Saudi Arabia

Rishi Sunak has said he hopes to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the earliest opportunity as the prime minister wants to “personally” deepen UK ties with Saudi Arabia.

Sunak spoke to Prince Mohammed yesterday, after The Times revealed that the Saudi leader was expected to visit Britain this autumn in his first visit since the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The pair discussed developing the trade relationship between the two countries “including by collaborating in new cutting-edge industries, and to strengthen our close co-operation on defence and security”.

There was no mention of Khashoggi’s murder in a description of the conversation between the two leaders that was released by Downing Street.

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