Saudi crown prince visits Oman on tour of Gulf Arab states
ABC News
Saudi Arabia's crown prince has traveled to Oman, the first stop of a tour of Gulf Arab states that will see him meet neighboring rulers and allies
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia’s crown prince traveled Monday to Oman, the first stop of a tour of Gulf Arab states that will see him meet neighboring rulers and allies as the kingdom closely watches negotiations in Europe to revive Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit coincides with a flurry of other diplomatic meetings in the region, including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to ally Qatar and a visit by a high-ranking security official from the United Arab Emirates to Iran. Confirmed by Saudi and Omani media, the tour also comes ahead of an upcoming annual six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council meeting of rulers this month.
His arrival came as Yemen's Houthi rebels fired a ballistic missile targeting the Saudi capital of Riyadh. The Saudi military said it intercepted the missile and later launched a counterattack targeting missile and drone sites around Sanaa, Yemen's rebel-controlled capital.
Erdogan, whose country rushed to support Qatar during a diplomatic standoff that ended earlier this year with other Arab states, said Turkey welcomes reconciliation efforts in the Gulf region. Turkey has been trying to repair frayed relations with some Arab states, including with a visit by Erdogan to the UAE in February.
