Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – The Emir of Mecca and the royal advisor in Saudi Arabia, Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, received, on Thursday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is visiting the country for the first time since June of 2017, and the Turkish official TRT channel published the first pictures for reception.
And in the picture, Prince Khaled Al-Faisal appeared walking next to Erdogan and his accompanying delegation, while the duo appeared to be sitting and between them the translator following the reception ceremony.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives in the Saudi city of Jeddah on a two-day official visit https://t.co/FkENGLHP4m
The Turkish President is expected to meet with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, according to the Turkish official Anadolu Agency.
It is noteworthy that this is Erdogan’s first visit to Saudi Arabia since 2017, when he made two visits, one in February and the other in June, before relations became tense due to the “Gulf crisis” and the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.