SAN FRANCISCO — Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, in the San Francisco swing of his US tour, visited the Google company at Silicon Valley.

The Crown Prince met the founders of Google, Sergey Brin and Larry Page. He also met Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai and other executives of the company.

During the meetings, they discussed ways of boosting cooperation and identifying opportunities in the digital transformation initiative.

They also discussed the setting up of a research and development center to train Saudi youth, while also deliberated on ways to increase cooperation in cyber security.