Saudi King, Turkish Pres. hold talks in Riyadh

RIYADH, March 2 (KUNA) -- Means of enhancing bilateral cooperation in various fields featured high on the agenda of talks held in Riyadh on Monday between Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and visiting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Riyadh on Monday.
The official talks also addressed issues of common interest and developments on regional and international arenas, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
The session was attended by Crown Prince and Deputy Premier Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Governor of Riyadh Region Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Minister of National Guard Prince Miteb bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Crown Prince, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz and several senior officials.
The Turkish side at the talks included Deputy Prime Minister Noman Kortellmh, Deputy Prime Minister Yalcin Akdogan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu, Minister of Economy Nihat Zeybekci, Deputy Chairman of Development and Justice Party Yassin Oktay, and a host of officials.
Erdogan started his visit to the Kingdom by performing Ummrah (Lesser Pilgrimage) and visiting the Prophet's Mosque in Madina. (end) ad.msa