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.
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)