NEOM — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman made a phone call to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

During the call, they discussed the work of the G20 presided over by the Kingdom this year, the efforts made within its meetings to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the return to normal life.

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques expressed Saudi Arabia's keenness to strengthen bilateral relations with Russia and expressed satisfaction over increasing trade exchange between the two countries.

King Salman underlined Moscow’s constructive role in the OPEC + to achieve stability and balance of the oil market.

For his part, President Putin praised Saudi Arabia’s efforts during its presidency of the G20, expressing his happiness with the development of relations between the two countries and the fruitful cooperation with the Kingdom in the field of energy, pointing to the ongoing communication about the novel Russian coronavirus vaccine. — SPA