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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.
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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.