Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday agreed to work toward closer relations in areas such as economy and defense to turn the page on years of rancor that had brought trade and diplomatic ties to a virtual standstill.
The Turkish president and the Saudi crown prince had talks in a sincere and brotherly atmosphere in line with “perfect relations” between the countries, according to the text of a joint statement.
“The sides expressed determination to work on improving economic, military, security relations to start a new era of cooperation in bilateral ties,” the statement said. “The sides especially expressed interest in cooperation in oil and oil refining.”
