RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan made a phone call on Monday with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian, who also serves as minister of Europe, Saudi Press Agency reported.

During the call, the two ministers discussed frameworks for strengthening the close relations between the two friendly countries and reviewed aspects of the existing cooperation in various fields.

They also discussed the Kingdom's G20 presidency agenda and exchanged views on developments in the regional and international arenas.

Meanwhile, in an unrelated development, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir made a phone call on Monday to Iceland’s Foreign Minister Gudlaugur Thor Thordarson.

During the call, they discussed bilateral relations as well as issues of mutual interest. — SG