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Putin says Russia has 'very friendly' relations with Saudi crown prince

Putin says Russia has 'very friendly' relations with Saudi crown prince
FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of heads of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan October 11, 2019. Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS -  Copyright  SPUTNIK(Reuters)
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DUBAI (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday his country has "very friendly personal relations" with Saudi Crown Prince and de-facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman, on his first visit to the kingdom in more than a decade.

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Putin also said Russia is studying new investments in Saudi Arabia. Russian company Sibur Holding was looking at building a petrochemical complex in Saudi Arabia with investment worth more than $1 billion, he told Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV in an interview.

(Reporting by Maher Chmaytelli and Aziz El Yaakoubi; Writing by Lisa Barrington)

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