Custodian of the Two Holy Moques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia meets with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Prime Minister and Vice-President of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai, in Abu Dhabi, UAE, December 3, 2016. (WA
Custodian of the Two Holy Moques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia arrived in the United Arab Emirates to begin a regional tour aimed at strengthening relations with four neighboring Gulf allies.
The visit yesterday will be followed by stops in Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait in the days ahead.
King Salman will arrive in Doha from Abu Dhabi. He will then travel to Manama, leading the Kingdom’s delegation to the 37th summit of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states in the Bahraini capital.
Several key topics such as regional security, combating terrorism and extremism, confronting potential challenges in the region, in addition to bolstering the Gulf joint work will figure high on the summit’s agenda.
It's his first Gulf tour since taking power in January 2015.
