Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has landed in the Turkish capital, Ankara for a first visit to the country since the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom's Istanbul consulate, APA's correspondent in Istanbul reports.
The visit began with a welcome ceremony and will be followed by a one-on-one meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the crown prince.
The trip comes as the West and wider Middle East seek to repair relations with the oil-rich kingdom, in a bid to alleviate financial strains prompted by the pandemic and sky-high energy prices sparked by Russia's special operation in Ukraine. In April, Erdogan met the crown prince in the Saudi city of Jeddah, a visit that ended the year-long diplomatic standoff between the two countries.