Saudi King Salman on Monday met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who arrived with his accompanying delegation to the capital Riyadh on the same day.
Before leaving to Saudi Arabia, Erdogan said that he would discuss the Syrian conflict and economic issues with the king. He said that his country is eager to find a political solution to Syria’s long-running civil war.
He added that he will also discuss other issues, among them bilateral ties and means to develop them, Iraq, Libya, Yemen and others linked to the anti-terrorism effort of the 34-member Islamic military coalition announced earlier this month.
Erdogan and the Turkish delegation were received at King Khalid International Airport by Prince Mansour bin Miteb bin Abdulaziz, Minister of State, Cabinet’s Member and Advisor to King Salman; Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir; Minister of State and Cabinet’s Member Musaed bin Mohammed Al-Aiban; and a number of officials, according to the official Saudi news agency.
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