DUBAI, November 22. /TASS/. Russia and Saudi Arabia maintain good and friendly relations that are useful not only for the two countries but also for the global oil market, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview with Al Arabiya television.

"Relations between Russia and Saudi Arabia are very positive and friendly," Medvedev said. "Our friends are living in the Arab world," he noted.

Russia and Saudi Arabia are interacting in the energy sphere "to preserve on the whole stability in the oil market," Medvedev added.