Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud sent a verbal message to President of Cote d'Ivoire Alassane Ouattara pertaining to relations between the two countries.
The message was conveyed by Advisor at the Saudi Royal Court Ahmad bin Abdulaziz Qattan during his meeting with President Ouattara in Abidjan on Thursday.
During the meeting, they reviewed relations between the two countries and exchanged views on a host of regional and international topics of mutual interest.
Ouattara affirmed his country’s full support for the Kingdom’s bid to host Expo 2030 in Riyadh.
He also welcomed the news that the Kingdom will be holding the first Saudi-African summit and the fifth Arab-African summit this year.
During a press conference after the meeting, Qattan expressed the Saudi government’s appreciation for Cote d’Ivoire’s support.