Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, on the sidelines of the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in Atlanta, United States.
Images of the meeting showed the two ministers warmly embracing and shaking hands, while no official statement has been issued so far on the substance of the talks.

Saudi minister holds meetings in Atlanta
Prince Faisal bin Farhan held a series of meetings in Atlanta with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas.
According to the Saudi Foreign Ministry, the meeting with Lavrov addressed the escalation in Yemen. Following the meeting with Rubio, the Saudi and American sides signed an agreement for United States participation as an official participant in Expo 2030 Riyadh.
Fidan steps up diplomatic contacts
On the sidelines of the meeting, Fidan also met with his counterparts from the United States, Marco Rubio; Japan, Toshimitsu Motegi; Indonesia, Armanatha Nasir; and Germany, Johann Wadephul.
The meeting came as the Kingdom faces attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi group targeting civilian airports and vital infrastructure. This prompted the U.S. State Department to order its non-essential personnel and their families to leave the Kingdom on October 23.