Today, Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Saudi Arabia. The main event of the agenda is negotiations with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. The parties will discuss coordination of actions to stabilize oil prices, the situation in Syria and the Persian Gulf region, as well as the Palestinian-Israeli settlement.
According to the Aide to the President of the Russian Federation Yuri Ushakov, the expansion of multifaceted cooperation in various areas will be discussed as well. In particular, in the fields of energy, agriculture, industry, military-technical cooperation and cultural and humanitarian exchanges.
Putin will attend the first meeting of the Russian-Saudi Economic Council.
The previous trip of Russian President to Saudi Arabia took place in February 2007, and in October 2017, for the first time in history, the Saudi king paid a visit to Russia.
Tomorrow, October 15, Putin will pay a state visit to the United Arab Emirates.
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