President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, has arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, this evening.

The President was greeted on arrival at the King Khalid International Airport by Governor of Riyadh Province, Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdul-Aziz.

The official talks between the Government of Maldives and Saudi Arabia are scheduled to be held tomorrow, 4th October, as is the official welcoming of the President by His Majesty King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saudh.