This is stated in the message of the Russian Foreign Ministry following a telephone conversation between the Foreign Ministers of Russia and Saudi Arabia.

Lavrov also thanked Riyadh for its constructive position.

During the conversation, "the closeness of the positions of the two countries on topical issues of the regional and global agenda was recorded," the Foreign Ministry said.

The ministers reaffirmed the interest of the two countries in continuing close foreign policy coordination both in a bilateral format and at various international platforms.

Earlier, the Minister of Energy of Saudi Arabia, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, called the introduction of a ceiling on prices for Russian oil ineffective.