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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Crown Prince Meets British Finance Minister, Lawmakers

Crown Prince Mohammed meets lawmakers and economic officials in London. (SPA)

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, held talks in London on Thursday with British finance minister Philip Hammond at the Saudi embassy, a government spokeswoman said.

The Saudi royal, who is on a three-day visit to Britain, earlier held talks with British lawmakers.

The officials held talks on bilateral ties and ways to develop them.

Prince Mohammed later met with Standard Chartered group chief executive Bill Winters and HSBC group CEO John Flint in London, two sources familiar with the matter said.

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