Darren O'Rourke
Question:64. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Ambassador of Ireland based in Riyadh has met formally with the Saudi Foreign Minister to date in 2024. [20167/24]
View answerWednesday, 8 May 2024
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Ambassador Cunningham and the staff of the Irish Embassy in Riyadh maintain ongoing contact with the Saudi authorities at different levels on a range of different issues. These contacts would normally be with senior officials, as well as with Vice Ministers or Deputy Ministers as appropriate. Ireland's Ambassador in Saudi Arabia has also engaged with the Foreign Minister on a number of occasions at events and meetings chaired by the Minister, most recently last week as part of a European/Arab Contact Group meeting to discuss Palestine.
My own recent meetings with the Saudi Foreign Minister include engagement at the Union for the Mediterranean meeting in Spain in November 2023 and at the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in January 2024.