{"id":24089,"date":"2018-12-03T02:22:54","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T02:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=24089"},"modified":"2018-12-03T02:22:54","modified_gmt":"2018-12-03T02:22:54","slug":"saudi-arabias-crown-prince-arrives-in-algeria-as-part-of-arab-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=24089","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia\u2019s crown prince arrives in Algeria as part of Arab tour"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nALGIERS: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Algiers on Sunday for a two-day official visit to Algeria, heading a high-ranking delegation.
Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia received the prince at the airport, where an official reception ceremony was held. After that the prime minister accompanied him to his residence,\u00a0Saudi Press Agency said\u00a0<\/p>\n

\nAlgerian-Saudi investments and trade relations, especially in the oil and petrochemical sectors, will be discussed during the two-day visit,\u00a0the Algeria Press Agency earlier announced.<\/p>\n

\nThe crown prince arrived in Algeria from Mauritania, where he resumed a tour of Arab countries after attending the G20 summit in Argentina.<\/p>\n

\nIn the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott early Sunday, he was welcomed by President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. The crown prince conveyed King Salman\u2019s greetings to the Mauritanian leader, SPA said.<\/p>\n

\nIn an extended meeting, they discussed bilateral relations and ways to further development opportunities in the region.<\/p>\n

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\nCrown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is seen behind a military band upon his arrival at Algiers International Airport on Dec. 2, 2018. (AFP \/ RYAD KRAMDI)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\nSaudi Arabia and Mauritania signed three agreements, and the crown prince announced a directive by the monarch to establish the King Salman Hospital in Nouakchott with a capacity of 300 beds. Dr. Hazza Al-Mutairi, Saudi ambassador to Mauritania, said the crown prince\u2019s visit came as a result of the distinguished and strengthening relations between the two countries, which have many areas of mutual interest.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cThe Saudi-Mauritanian relations have witnessed a steady growth, encompassing all political, economic, cultural and other fields of bilateral cooperation,\u201d he said in a statement to SPA.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\nSaudi Arabia has been a major provider of economic assistance to Mauritania since the days of King Faisal, who visited the North African country in 1972, 12 years after it gained independence from France.<\/p>\n

\nAt last week\u2019s G20 Summit in the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires, the crown prince, who headed the Saudi delegation, was greeted by world leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese President Xi Jinping and British Prime Minister Theresa May.<\/p>\n

\nOn the way to Argentina, the crown prince stopped in Tunis after visiting Cairo, which was his sixth trip to Egypt and his second as crown prince.\u00a0 He and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi held talks on strengthening bilateral relations and cooperation.<\/p>\n

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\nAlgerian and Saudi flags are pictured in Algiers ahead of the visit of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Algeria on Dec. 2, 2018. (REUTERS\/Ramzi Boudina)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\nBefore that, the crown prince visited Bahrain, where he was received by King Hamad and held talks with Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

\nAs part of efforts to expand Saudi-Bahraini cooperation, he inaugurated a pipeline through which 220,000 barrels of oil are expected to flow daily. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\nThe UAE was the crown prince\u2019s first stop. In Abu Dhabi, he held talks with UAE leaders on a number of issues, including Middle East security threats and their impact on regional stability. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\nSaudi Arabia \u201cis assuming a pivotal role in efficiently confronting the challenges besetting the region, and is spearheading efforts aimed at ensuring security, stability and development for the region\u2019s peoples, not to mention its good offices to achieve peace and safety across different parts of the world,\u201d said Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ALGIERS: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Algiers on Sunday for a two-day official visit to Algeria, heading a high-ranking delegation.Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia received the prince at the airport, where an official reception ceremony was held. After that the prime minister accompanied him to his residence,\u00a0Saudi Press Agency said\u00a0 Algerian-Saudi investments and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":24090,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-middle_east_news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24089"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24089\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/24090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}