On Tuesday, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni telephoned Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Arab News reported. Both leaders underlined how important it is to back work aimed at keeping shipping safe and unimpeded along key waterways, which they said would strengthen security and stability in the region.
Cooperation between the two countries and ways to deepen it were also on the agenda, according to the report, which cited the Saudi Press Agency. Recent developments in the region were part of the conversation as well.