Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, known as "
MBS
", is due to begin a regional tour from Monday that will take him to Egypt, Jordan and Turkey, a Saudi official told AFP on Saturday.
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During this tour, the Saudi prince "
will discuss the main regional and international issues
" and "
several agreements must be signed
", particularly in the field of energy, said this official who requested anonymity.
Mohammed bin Salman is due to make his first visit to Turkey on Wednesday since the assassination in Istanbul of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in October 2018, a case that had cooled ties between the two rival regional powers.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Saudi Arabia at the end of April, where he met the crown prince before making a brief stopover in Mecca for Ramadan.
The regional tour of "
MBS
" also comes three weeks before a visit by US President Joe Biden to Saudi Arabia, which should devote the international rehabilitation of the prince after being largely isolated following the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi.
According to the Saudi official, Mohammed bin Salman is also expected in Greece, Cyprus and Algeria “
towards the end of July
”.
However, this information has not been confirmed by the Saudi government.
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