Saudi Arabia signs $400 million deal for Ukraine aid in historic visit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this was the first official visit of the Saudi foreign affairs minister in more than 30 years, and most senior for any Arab delegation since Russia's invasion last year.
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan made a landmark visit to Kyiv on Sunday, where he was met Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and signed $400 million of humanitarian aid to the country.
The trip marks the first official visit for any Saudi foreign minister to Kyiv in more than 30 years, and since Ukraine's independence in 1991. It is also the most senior for any Arab delegation since Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year.
The Saudi top diplomat called for a political resolution to the year-long war with Russia and signed deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars to invest in Ukraine's post-war recovery.
The two high level delegations attended a ceremony to sign a memorandum of understanding for a $400 million aid agreement announced in October 2022, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
