
Vice President of the UAE, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, will head to Saudi Arabia tomorrow, Tuesday, on a fraternal visit in response to an invitation from Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman.
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The UAE and Saudi Arabia share close relations at the political, economic and security levels, and witness regular exchange of visits between the leadership of the two countries.
The official Emirates News Agency (WAM) said on Monday that Vice President Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan will head to Saudi Arabia tomorrow, Tuesday, in a visit it described as fraternal.
The agency added that the visit comes "in response to an invitation from His Royal Highness Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia."
The Saudi Ministry of Defense published through its account on the

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