Saudi Cabinet says Turkish president’s visit showed strength of bilateral ties

By Hussien Elkabany and Omer Erdem

ISTANBUL (AA) – Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet said Tuesday that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s official visit to the kingdom last week demonstrated the strength of relations between the two countries.

The Cabinet, meeting in the capital Riyadh chaired by King Salman bin Abdulaziz, was briefed on talks held between Erdogan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

The Cabinet said the visit highlighted the solid nature of bilateral ties and reflected the will to strengthen cooperation across various fields, saying this was concretely demonstrated through agreements and memorandums of understanding signed during the visit.

The Cabinet also authorized the energy minister to hold talks and sign framework and cooperation agreements with Türkiye and Jordan on the peaceful use of nuclear energy.

Erdogan visited Saudi Arabia on Feb. 3 and later traveled to Egypt, during which agreements were signed with the two countries in various fields, particularly energy.