Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, arrived in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, on Thursday evening in the first leg of a tour that will take him to a number of Arab states.
At Abu Dhabi airport, the Crown Prince was received by Sheikh Muhammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi and deputy supreme commander of the UAE Armed Forces. The Crown Prince’s Arab tour was in response to the invitations from the Arab leaders and in line with the directives of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, according to a statement of the Royal Court, carried by the Saudi Press Agency. The tour also emanates from the keenness of the Monarch to enhance the Kingdom’s relations on the regional and international arenas, and in continuation of the cooperation and communications with the Arab countries in all fields, the Royal Court statement added.