Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday arrived in Saudi Arabia as a part of a three-day Gulf tour to strengthen regional ties.
On the primary leg of his journey, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud and different officers welcomed Erdoğan on the airport within the port metropolis of Jeddah.
The president is accompanied by his Cabinet members and different Turkish officers.
Erdoğan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will maintain one-on-one talks, which shall be adopted by conferences between delegations.
Later within the day, Erdoğan will even attend an official dinner to be held in his honor.
Bilateral relations and regional and worldwide points shall be on the agenda.
After Saudi Arabia, Erdoğan will go to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, respectively.
During his go to to a few Gulf international locations, Erdoğan beforehand stated that he needs to spice up ties with them and finalize funding offers.
Addressing a news convention in Istanbul earlier than he launched into his Gulf tour, Erdoğan stated the diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia had been established in 1929.
“We want to extend the solid foundations of our relations to an even wider area of cooperation,” he added.
Being probably the most vital international locations within the area, Saudi Arabia has a particular place in areas comparable to commerce, investments and contracting companies, the Turkish president stated.
“The value of the projects undertaken by our contractors in Saudi Arabia in the past 20 years is approximately $25 billion. We would like Turkish companies to play a greater role in Saudi Arabia’s large-scale projects,” he added.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
