New York, SPA :

The Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense met here yesterday with the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) Ban Ki-Moon.

 During the meeting, they discussed the situation, in the Middle East, in addition to the efforts exerted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in all domains related to relief, development and peace keeping.

 For his part, the UN Chief lauded Saudi endeavors to provide Syrian refugees and other developing countries with assistance, hailing Saudi leading role, in the region, in the world and for supporting the world organization and its institutions, since inception, and anticipating to intensify this partnership, in the future.