Saudi Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz left for a tour across Asia on Sunday, the Kingdom’s Royal court announced. Prince Mohammed is expected to visit each of Pakistan, China, and Japan.
The prince will lead Saudi Arabia’s official delegation to the G20 11th economic summit, which will be held in China this September.
The event embodies an international forum bringing together governments and central bank governors from 20 major economies and aims at studying, reviewing, and promoting high-level discussion of policy issues pertaining to the promotion of international financial stability.
In its statement the Royal Court says that Prince Mohammed’s visit came in response to invitations received from the governments of each of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the government of the Peoples Republic of China and the government of Japan.
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz had permitted the Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense’s Asian tour.
Prince Mohammed left Jeddah this Sunday 25/11/1437 H. corresponding to 28 August 2016 on an official tour that will take him to each of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Peoples Republic of China and Japan.
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