Erdogan was welcomed in Riyadh King Khalid International airport by King Salman personally.
The two will hold bilateral meetings, followed by an inter-delegation session and a working lunch.
Erdogan is accompanied by his wife Emine Erdogan, Deputy Prime Ministers Yalcin Akdogan and Numan Kurtulmus, Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin and Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Feridun Sinirlioglu.
The Turkish president arrived in Saudi Arabia`s Jeddah on Saturday night and visited the holy Muslim cities of Mecca and Medina on Sunday.
Before departing from Istanbul on Saturday, President Erdogan said in a press conference that the visit marked an occasion to boost cooperation between the two countries in all fields and discuss the ongoing crises in the Middle East.
“We will discuss the latest situation in Syria, Palestine, Libya, Egypt and Yemen,” President Erdogan said, adding that the war against terrorism would be another topic high on the agenda.
President Erdogan said that Turkey had similar stances with Saudi Arabia regarding many regional problems.
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