In addition, the crown prince said that Saudi Arabia has also welcomed Yemeni refugees, considering them as visitors and exempting them from residence and work regulations.
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The summit was organized by US President Barack Obama at the United Nations headquarters on the sidelines of the 71st session of the UN General Assembly.
His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister today met the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Dr Abdullah bin Abdulmalik Al Al-Shaikh, at Riffa Palace.
Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, opened the renamed street in a ceremony on Wednesday.
Situation of Afghanistan, Syria, Iran and Yemen also came under discussion of the both leaders.
Al-Saud addressed the Syrian crisis in his speech, saying that Saudi Arabia “is keen to provide humanitarian assistance to Syrian refugees in the neighboring countries through direct aid to the campaigns to collect donations for relief of the Syrian people”.
The deal is not just Saudi Arabia but includes other Gulf states like Kuwait, with New Zealand exporting about $2 billion to them each year.
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“Kuwait renews its support of the endeavours of the United Nations, and to the worldwide efforts aiming to reach a political solution in Syria”, he said, also pledging his support for UN efforts in Yemen and Libya, and calling for global cooperation in combatting the “odious phenomenon” of terrorism and beating back ISIL.
