King of Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi discuss regional and international developments

The king of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has held official talks with crown prince of Abu Dhabi and deputy supreme commander of the Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The talks were held at the Saudi king’s palace in Riyadh on Sunday.

The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported that the meeting reviewed the prospects for cooperation between the two countries, as well as ways to support them in various fields. In addition, the two state leaders discussed recent developments in the regional and international arenas.

This is the first official visit by the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi to Saudi Arabia since King Salman bin Abdulaziz took power in the kingdom on 23 January 2015, following the death of the late King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz on 24 January.

The visit comes a day after a Saudi-Kuwait summit was held in Riyadh, in which the Saudi king and Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait, met and discussed developments in the Gulf, Arab and international arenas.

[BOX: Key figures who attended the talks: Deputy Premier Crown Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the governor of Riyadh Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, the minister of the National Guard Prince Miteb bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Minister of Defence, the President of the Royal Court and Special Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Minister of State and Member of the Cabinet Dr Musaed bin Mohammed Al-Aiban, and Minister of Finance Dr Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Assaf.]