Saudi Crown Prince: Necessity of Prioritizing Dialogue to De-escalate Tensions

Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman held a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump. The Saudi Press Agency reported that the call discussed developments in the region and their regional and international implications across various levels. The agency added that the Crown Prince emphasized the necessity of prioritizing dialogue to de-escalate tensions and the importance of making every possible effort to achieve a truce that paves the way for diplomatic solutions yielding positive results to preserve regional and international security and stability, and to prevent escalation into a broader conflict whose repercussions would affect regional and global security and stability. The agency also stated that the call reviewed existing areas of cooperation between the two countries and ways to enhance them.