# Lavrov meets Saudi foreign minister in Bahrain

https://mins.news/en/item/105020

- TASS, 2026-10-18 10:38 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2203705

> Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is meeting Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud during the ministerial session of the ninth Russia-GCC strategic dialogue in Bahrain. They met in Moscow in September to discuss escalating Middle East tensions, including the worsening conflict between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis. Saudi Arabia backed a political solution while reserving the right to self-defense; Lavrov called Houthi attacks on Saudi civilian sites unacceptable and their course counterproductive.

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