Bangladesh has expressed solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia amid the conflict across the Arab Gulf states following the United States and Israel’s joint attack on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory strikes on Israel and the US bases in the region since February 28.

The prime minister’s foreign affairs adviser Humayun Kobir on Monday met the vice minister for foreign affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Waleed Abdulkareem El Khureiji, on Monday in Riyadh when he conveyed prime minister Tarique Rahman’s message of solidarity with the KSA, according to a press release of the foreign ministry issued in Dhaka.

During the meeting, adviser Kobir as special envoy of the prime minister handed over a message of solidarity addressed to Prince Mohammed bin Salman, crown prince and prime minister of Saudi Arabia.

‘The adviser underscored that the Government and people of Bangladesh stand firmly with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during this critical period in the Middle East. He also expressed Bangladesh’s keen interest in further strengthening and diversifying bilateral relations by exploring new avenues of cooperation, particularly in the fields of economy and energy,’ the release mentioned.

The adviser further conveyed the Bangladesh prime minister’s invitation to the custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, the king and the crown prince, to visit Bangladesh at their convenience.

The foreign ministry release further said that the Saudi vice-minister warmly welcomed adviser Kobir and expressed his government’s appreciation for Bangladesh’s support.