Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, discussed the escalation in Yemen and the ongoing threats facing shipping traffic in the Straits of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab. During their meeting on the sidelines of the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Atlanta, the two ministers also discussed efforts aimed at increasing security and stability in the region, in addition to bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and Russia, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).