Saudi Gazette report

SEOUL — Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman held wide ranging talks with South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo in Seoul on Wednesday.

The Crown Prince arrived in Seoul, capital of South Korea, from Bali, Indonesia, after attending the G20 Summit. At the Seoul Air Base airport in Seongnam, the Crown Prince was accorded an official reception by Han Duck-soo and other high-ranking Korean officials.

During the officials talks, the Crown Prince and the Korean prime minister reviewed the friendly bilateral relations between the two countries. They also discussed the prospects for bilateral cooperation and ways to develop and enhance it in various fields.

Those who attended the session of official talks included Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman; Minister of State and Member of the Cabinet Prince Turki bin Muhammad bin Fahd; Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif; Minister of the National Guard Prince Abdullah bin Bandar; Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman; Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan; Minister of State, Member of the Cabinet and National Security Adviser Dr. Musaed Al-Aiban; Minister Commerce and Acting Minister of Media Dr. Majed Al-Qasabi; Minister of Investment Eng. Khalid Al-Falih; Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal Al-Ibrahim; Public Investment Fund Governor of Yasser Al-Rumayyan, Secretary of the Crown Prince Dr. Bandar Al-Rasheed; Saudi Ambassador to South Korea Sami Al-Sadhan, in addition to the official Korean delegation.

Earlier, an official reception ceremony was held in honor of the Crown Prince upon his arrival at the Seoul Air Base, and it is led by Prime Minister Han Duck-soo. During the ceremony, the Saudi royal anthem and the Korean national anthem were played, and the Crown Prince then inspected the guard of honor.