Singapore, June 11, 2022, SPA -- Dr. Khalid bin Hussein Al-Bayari, Assistant Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Executive Affairs, met in Singapore today on the sidelines of Asia Security Summit (19th Shangri-La Dialogue) with China's State Councilor, Minister of National Defense General Wei Fenghe. During the meeting, bilateral relations between the two countries in the defense and military fields were reviewed and a number of issues of mutual concern discussed. Dr. Al-Bayaru led Saudi Arabia's defense ministry's delegation to the summit which started here yesterday with the participation of a number of defense, interior and foreign ministers as well as senior government officials, military analysts and decision-makers in the diplomatic and security arenas of more than 30 countries. The summit, organized by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, is scheduled to discuss a number of important issues, topped by the regional security situation, ways of cooperation and exchange in the defense field, and enhancing security partnerships in Asia and the Pacific. --SPA 15:30 LOCAL TIME 12:30 GMT 0005 www.spa.gov.sa/w1745100