Speaker of Majlis Al-Shura starts visit to Turkey

Riyadh, June 16, SPA -- Sheikh Dr Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Ibrahim
Al Al-Sheikh, Speaker of the Majlis Al-Shura (Consultative Council)
will start a visit to Turkey tomorrow in
response to an invitation from the Speaker of the Turkish Ummah
Council.

During the visit, he is scheduled to meet with a number of senior
officials.

Turkish ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Naci Koru said the
visits paid by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah
bin Abdulaziz to Turkey in 2006 and 2007 as well as the visit of
Turkish President Abdullah Gul to the Kingdom in 2008 have positively
contributed to further cementing bilateral relations.

He noted that the bilateral relations have developed in all domains
and exchange of visits by Saudi and Turkish officials have further
enhanced their relations.

The ambassador believes that the visit of Al Al-Sheikh will enhance
cooperation and coordination in the parliamentary sphere in a manner
that serves mutual interests and activates the role of the
Saudi-Turkish parliamentary friendship committees.

The ambassador underlined the importance of deepening relations in
the fields of economy, trade and investment as well in the cultural
and social domain in view of the existing historical and religious
relations between the two countries.

Al Al-Sheikh will be accompanied by a high-ranking delegation.

--SPA