{"id":12086,"date":"2026-04-20T11:27:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T05:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicherald.in\/?p=12086"},"modified":"2026-04-20T11:27:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T05:57:50","slug":"nsa-ajit-doval-saudi-leaders-bilateral-relations-regional-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/publicherald.in\/?p=12086","title":{"rendered":"NSA Ajit Doval Discusses Bilateral Relations and Regional Situation With Saudi Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"86\" data-end=\"294\">RIYADH, Apr 20: National Security Advisor <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Ajit Doval<\/span><\/span> met senior Saudi Arabian leaders and discussed bilateral relations, the regional situation and other areas of mutual interest.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"296\" data-end=\"500\">Doval, who arrived in <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Riyadh<\/span><\/span> on Sunday, was received at the airport by India\u2019s Ambassador Suhel Khan and Saudi Arabia\u2019s Deputy Minister for Political Affairs Saud Al-Sati.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"502\" data-end=\"710\">He held meetings with Saudi Foreign Minister <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Faisal bin Farhan<\/span><\/span>, Energy Minister <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Abdulaziz bin Salman<\/span><\/span> and National Security Advisor <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Musaed Al-Aiban<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"712\" data-end=\"886\">During the meetings, both sides reviewed bilateral ties, the regional situation and other issues of mutual interest, the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia said in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"888\" data-end=\"1053\">Doval\u2019s visit comes amid the possibility of a second round of talks between the United States and Iran in Pakistan this week aimed at easing tensions in West Asia.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1055\" data-end=\"1181\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The first round of talks between the two countries held in Pakistan on April 11 and 12 ended without any agreement. 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