JEDDAH, 3rd June, 2017 (WAM) -- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, received on Saturday a phone call from the French President Emmanuel Macron.

The two leaders discussed bilateral relations and means to promote them, in all fields, in addition to reviewing regional as well as international issues of mutual interest, in order to coordinate efforts to bring about peace and security to the region, atop of which is fighting terrorism, according to the Saudi Press Agency, SPA.

The French leader hailed the Kingdom's role, in this regard, lauding the speech of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques during the Arab Islamic American Summit recently held in Riyadh, and concluded by underscoring the significance of forming joint partnerships to combat extremism and working towards drying up the sources of terrorism.