Prince Khalid bin Salman, Minister of Defense of Saudi Arabia, announced that in a telephone conversation with Mark Rutte, Secretary General of NATO, he discussed the current developments in the region and the expansion of military and security cooperation.
On Thursday, 7th of September, Bin Salman wrote on his user account on the X social network that the two sides discussed "ways for military and security cooperation" as well as joint coordination on current developments in the region.
According to the Minister of Defense of Saudi Arabia, these consultations were held in order to support regional and international security and stability, and the two sides discussed a number of issues of common interest.
This call was made in a situation where Saudi Arabia is facing Houthi attacks in recent weeks and NATO is monitoring the security developments in the Middle East.