RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman offered their condolences to the president of Gabon on Monday after the sudden death of the country’s foreign minister.

Gabon’s Foreign Minister Michael Moussa Adamo died on Friday after suffering a heart attack while waiting to go into a cabinet meeting, the government said.

Moussa Adamo, 62, suffered a heart attack and died “despite efforts by specialists” to revive him, the government added.

King Salman and Prince Mohammed sent cables of condolences to President Ali Bongo Ondimba expressing their sympathy.