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RIYADH, March 8 — Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Salman Abdulaziz Al-Saud will personally welcome Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin when the latter arrives at the King Khalid International Airport, here, today.
“It was not in the original itinerary. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has made the decision himself,” Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein told Malaysian media, here.
“The whole airport will be closed as HRH the Crown Prince wants to welcome the Prime Minister there,” said Hishammuddin.
Muhyiddin Yassin is entering the third day of his four-day official visit to Saudi Arabia.
Muhyiddin is scheduled to arrive at the international airport at 6.30pm Monday (11.30pm Monday in Malaysia).
He will fly in from Madinah after visiting the tomb of Prophet Muhammad SAW and the Nabawi Mosque.
The prime minister who arrived in this country Saturday for an official visit, landed in Makkah first to perform the Umrah and was accorded the rare privilege of entering the Kaabah.
The official visit is at the invitation of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, aimed at strengthening traditional areas of cooperation and forging greater partnership in new areas, such as new technology and innovation, as well as energy collaboration.
Hishammuddin said the fact that Saudi Arabia invited the prime minister for the visit is a great success considering “our bilateral relationship was not at the level that we wanted in the last few years”. — Bernama