Riyadh, Rabi'I 19, 1438, Dec 18, 2016, SPA -- Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir pointed out that the bilateral talks held today with his U.S. counterpart John Kerry, the Secretary of State tackled various political, security-related and economic issues, indicating that the regional situation was atop of the agenda, especially the current situation, in Syria, in addition to situations in Iraq, Yemen and Libya and the exigency to reach political solutions to bring about peace, in the Middle East, including fighting terrorism and bolstering bilateral relations, in this regard. During a joint press conference with Kerry, at the Conference Palace, here today, he announced the outcomes of the Quartet meetings, which is consisted of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Emirates, U.S and Britain, held in the presence of the Omani Foreign Minister and the UN Special Representative, the proceedings discussing peace process, in Yemen and means to drive it forward, emphasizing that the meeting has issued a joint communiqué, focusing on the main three terms of reference, namely the Gulf Sponsored Initiative and its outputs, carrying out the National Dialogue and the UN Security Council Resolution no. 2216 and stressing the significance and inclusion of the accord, in terms of the transition of power. -- more 20:08 LOCAL TIME 17:08 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w293185