Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum was received by King Salman Bin Abdulaziz in Saudi Arabia on 1 May. The meeting was attended by Saudi FM Ibrahim Al-Assaf, and Algeria’s Ambassador to the Kingdom Ahmed Abdel Sadouq and took place at King Salman’s office Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh. They discussed the latest regional and international developments. The visit marked the first Algerian visit to Saudi Arabia since the resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. King Salman wished the Algerian people “steady, security and prosperity”, read Anadolu Agency.