Turkey president welcomes SArabia crown prince

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was greeted by Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan in Ankara, Wednesday, on his first visit to Turkey since the 2018 slaying of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul.

Turkey was the last leg of the Crown Prince's Middle East tour that also took him to Egypt and Jordan.Erdogan previously stated that talks with Prince Mohammed would focus on advancing Turkish-Saudi relations to a "much higher degree." Both countries pressed ahead with efforts to repair ties that were strained by Khashoggi's killing, by Saudi agents inside the kingdom's Istanbul consulate.Turkey has also taken steps to improve relations with the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Israel.