Saudi Arabia–United Kingdom relations
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According to the British government, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have long been close allies.[1] Relations between the two countries date back to 1848, when Faisal bin Turki, ruler of the Second Saudi state, formally requested the support of the British Political Resident in Bushire for his representative in Trucial Oman.[2]
Saudi Arabia |
United Kingdom |
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Diplomatic mission | |
Embassy of Saudi Arabia, London, United Kingdom | Embassy of the United Kingdom, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Envoy | |
Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud | British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Neil Crompton |
Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom are strategic allies.[3] There are more than 200 joint ventures between British and Saudi Companies, worth $17.5 billion, and some 30,000 British nationals are living and working in Saudi Arabia as well as nearly 100,000 Saudi nationals living in the UK. Saudi Arabia is the United Kingdom's primary trading partner in the Middle East and the United Kingdom is Saudi Arabia's closest European ally.[4]