Turkish President meets Saudi King Salman in Jiddah

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has met Saudi King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in Jiddah.

He was landed in Saudi Arabia on Thursday evening in a major reset of relations between two regional heavyweights following the slaying of a Saudi columnist in Istanbul.

The visit marks the latest in Ankara's bridge-building efforts with its key regional rival and it is also first visiting to the kingdom since 2017.

He was greeted at the airport in the Red Sea city of Jiddah by the Mecca governor. Erdogan said that his talks in Jiddah will focus on ways to increase cooperation but also discuss regional and international developments.