Senior Emirati official hails Turkish president's visits to UAE, Saudi Arabia

By Mahmoud al-Buzom

ISTANBUL (AA) – The diplomatic adviser to the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) termed recent visits by Turkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the UAE and Saudi Arabia as a “positive step for the region."

"President Erdogan’s visits to the UAE and brotherly Saudi Arabia, and adopting the approach of closer relations is a positive step for the entire region," Anwar Gargash said on Twitter.

The senior Emirati official called for building confidence between countries of the region “to solve problems and to work together towards common stability and prosperity."

On Saturday, President Erdogan concluded a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia at an invitation from Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

In February, Erdogan also visited the UAE for the first time in 10 years.

*Writing by Ahmed Asmar