Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for an official visit during which he is set to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, amid rising regional tensions between the United States and Iran.

Saudi state-owned Al Ekhbariya television broadcast footage of Erdogan’s arrival in the capital Riyadh, where he was received by the governor of the Riyadh region.

Erdogan is accompanied by a senior delegation including Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar and Defence Minister Yasar Guler, Turkey’s Anadolu Agency reported.

Anadolu said Erdogan headed to Al Yamamah Palace for talks with the crown prince, with discussions expected to cover bilateral ties as well as regional and international issues.

The visit is Erdogan’s first to the kingdom since July 2023, when Turkey and Saudi Arabia signed a major defence deal.

Anadolu also said a delegation representing more than 200 Turkish companies had arrived in Saudi Arabia ahead of Erdogan’s visit to attend a Saudi-Turkish investment forum in Riyadh.