Then, President Putin delivered a speech, in which he referred to his previous visit to the Kingdom, in 2007, during which he discussed the development of relations between the two countries, praising the role of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, in consolidating Russian-Saudi cooperation, in various fields and aspects. He stressed that the visit of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to Russia, in 2017, has contributed to the consolidation of relations and increased cooperation and trade exchange between the two countries. The Russian President welcomed the successes of the joint governmental committee and the establishment of the Economic Council with the participation of a number of businessmen and ministers from both sides, participation in its first meeting, and during which they will discuss the most important areas of bilateral and future cooperation and exchange of views, on international files. He praised the Kingdom's important role in the economic set up of the world. President Putin praised the meeting with HRH Crown Prince, at the last Osaka summit and the agreement to continue coordination, to support of OPEC, in order to stabilize oil prices. Putin also pointed to the importance of Saudi-Russian coordination to ensure security and stability, in the Middle East. saying "I am sure that without the participation of Saudi Arabia, it is impossible to secure sustainable development, in the region, and solving its problems. The Russian President expressed wishes that the current visit to the Kingdom would push forward the process of Russian-Saudi relations. After that, they reviewed the friendly relations between the two countries, ways of enhancing and developing bilateral cooperation, in the oil field, in addition to discussing a number of international issues of common interest. The talks were attended by Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Riyadh Region, Prince Mansour bin Miteb bin Abdulaziz, Minister of State, Member of the Cabinet and Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Energy, Prince Turki bin Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz, Minister of State and Member of Cabinet, Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz, the Minister of Interior, Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan, Minister of Culture and Prince Abdullah bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Minister of the National Guard. --more 18:08 LOCAL TIME 15:08 GMT 0022 www.spa.gov.sa/w1190701