RIYADH: Deputy Speaker of the Saudi Shoura Council Mishaal bin Fahm Al-Salami on Tuesday met the president of the Russian-Saudi Parliamentary Friendship Committee, Belan Khamchiev, in Riyadh. Along with his accompanying delegation, Khamchiev, also deputy chair of the Russian Federation Council’s committee for agricultural, food policy, and environmental management, was on an official visit to the Kingdom. During their meeting at the Shoura Council’s headquarters, they discussed bilateral parliamentary relations between the council and the Federation Council, and ways to further develop ties in various fields. They also noted the importance of parliamentary diplomacy as a main factor in enhancing relations between the two countries. The meeting was attended by several members of both councils as well as the Saudi ambassador to Russia, Abdulrahman Al-Ahmad, and the Russian envoy to Saudi Arabia, Sergey Kozlov.