Saudi crown prince receives Greek PM in AlUla

¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis in AlUla on Monday. (SPA)
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  • Prince Mohammed and Mitsotakis chaired Saudi-Greek Strategic Partnership Council
  • Hegra features well-preserved monumental tombs with decorated facades dating from the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD

RIYADH: ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the winter camp in AlUla on Monday, Saudi Press Agency reported. 

The two leaders discussed relations between their countries and ways of developing cooperation in various fields.

They also exchanged views on regional and international developments of concern and efforts made with regard to them.

Prince Mohammed and Mitsotakis also chaired the Saudi-Greek Strategic Partnership Council during which a number of topics were reviewed.

Earlier on Monday, Mitsotakis visited the historic Hegra region in AlUla.

The Hegra Archaeological Site is the first World Heritage property to be inscribed in ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ. It is the largest conserved site of the civilization of the Nabataeans south of Petra in Jordan.

Hegra features well-preserved monumental tombs with decorated facades dating from the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD.

Mitsotakis visited Qasr Al-Farid, a tomb constructed around the 1st century CE, and Qasr Al-Bint, the most famous necropolis in Hegra. He also visited Mount Athlab, one of the main attractions in the AlUla region.