UK foreign minister to visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar


  • World
  • Wednesday, 20 Oct 2021

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Foreign Secretary Liz Truss arrives for a regional cabinet meeting at Rolls Royce in Bristol, Britain October 15, 2021. Steve Parsons/Pool via REUTERS

LONDON (Reuters) - British foreign minister Liz Truss will travel to Saudi Arabia and Qatar this week, seeking to further the case for a trade deal with Gulf countries and deepen diplomatic ties.

Truss, formerly Britain's trade minister, will meet her Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani during the visit, the foreign office said.

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