Joost Reintjes, Dutch ambassador, accompanied by his deputy Mascha Baak, on Tuesday called on Saudi Islamic Affairs Minister Dr. Abdullatif bin Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh. During the meeting, they discussed issues of common interest. The minister wished the Dutch envoy continued success in consolidating and strengthening joint cooperation between the two countries in all fields.

Saudi Arabia and the Netherlands

have a long history of good relations, which can be traced as far back as the  17th century but were formalized  with the opening of a Dutch consulate  in Jeddah, which was eventually upgraded to an embassy and moved to Riyadh in 1985.