Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin Salman and Turkey's Erdogan meet on sidelines of G20 Summit

Crown Prince is attending the gathering of the world's leaders for the first time

Mohammed bin Salman and Erdogan reviewed relations between the two countries and the prospects for further cooperation in Bali during the G20. Reuters

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a meeting on Tuesday in Bali, to discuss bilateral relations.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in the Indonesian resort. The leaders reviewed relations between the two countries and the prospects for further cooperation, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

The meeting was attended by Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan, National Security Advisor Dr Musaed Al Aiban and Minister of Commerce and Acting Minister of Media Dr Majid Al Qasabi, among other officials.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Treasury and Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Vahit Kirisci, Communications Director Fahrettin Altun, and presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin were also present.

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo, right, passes the gavel to India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G20 Summit in Bali. EPA

Leaders and delegates at the handover ceremony. EPA

US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Netherlands' Prime Minister Mark Rutte and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meet to discuss an apparent missile strike on Polish territory near the border with Ukraine at the G20 leaders' summit in Bali, Indonesia. AFP

Mr Trudeau, Mr Biden and Mr Sunak at the meeting. AFP

Mr Biden talks on the phone with Polish President Andrzej Duda as US national security adviser Jake Sullivan, centre, and Mr Blinken listen. AP

President Sheikh Mohamed speaks with Siti Nurbaya, Indonesia's Minister of Environment and Forestry, after planting a mangrove tree as part of the G20 Summit at the Tahura Ngurah Rai mangrove conservation park. Photo: UAE Presidential Court

Leaders take part in a mangrove planting event at the Tahura Ngurah Rai Mangrove Forest Park. AP

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, centre right, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, right, Mr Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen plant mangroves. AFP

Front, left to right, Mr Scholz, Mr Biden, Mr Widodo, Ms von der Leyen, Ms Meloni. Seocnd row, left to right, Mr Michel, World Bank President David Malpass, Mr Sanchez, Mr Rutte, Mr Modi, Mr Macron and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. AFP

Mr Macron and Mr Modi hold a working lunch. AFP

Mr Sunak shakes hands with Mr Biden during a bilateral meeting. Getty

Mr Modi and Mr Macron. AP

Mr Scholz, left, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a bilateral meeting. EPA

From left, Mr Biden, Mr Modi, Mr Widodo and Ms von der Leyen hold up their shovels during the mangrove planting. AP

Mr Albanese, centre, meets with Mr Michel and Ms von der Leyen. EPA

US President Joe Biden speaks about the situation in Poland. AFP

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrives for a tree planting event at the Taman Hutan Raya Ngurah Rai Mangrove Forest in Bali. AP

Indonesian President Joko Widodo with a mangrove sapling at the forest park. Reuters

US President Joe Biden speaks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the G20 leaders' summit in Bali, Indonesia. AP

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have a discussion on the sidelines of the summit. AFP

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, talks to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a leaders' lunch. AP

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. AFP

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. EPA

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen speaks to US President Joe Biden. Getty Images

From left, South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol, Indonesia's President Joko Widodo, Mr Erdogan, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard. AP

International Monetary Fund managing director Kristalina Georgieva. AP

Mr Sunak and Crown Prince Mohammed during a bilateral meeting at the summit. AP

President Sheikh Mohamed with Mr Widodo at the G20. Photo: UAE Presidential Court

Sheikh Mohamed with French President Emmanuel Macron. Photo: UAE Presidential Court

From left, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Mr Macron, Mr Biden and Mr Modi in Bali. AFP

Mr Widodo addresses the summit in Nusa Dua. AP

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives at the summit. EPA

China's President Xi Jinping takes his seat with other world leaders. AFP

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends the first working session. AP

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the meeting. AP

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak walks past the flags of assembled nations. AFP

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrives. AP

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed talks with Indonesia's Mr Widodo. AFP

Mr Macron, left, shakes hands with Mr Xi before a meeting between the two leaders. AFP

European Council President Charles Michel arrives at the summit. Reuters

The Saudi Crown Prince arrived at Ngurah Rai International Airport and was received by the coordinating minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs of Indonesia Luhut Binsar.

The trip forms part of a tour to a number of Asian countries to “strengthen relations between the kingdom and friendly countries”, the royal court said on Monday.

Saudi Arabia hosted the G20 in Riyadh in December 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Minister of Health Dr. Tawfiq Al Rabiah said the kingdom contributed to supporting global stability, maintaining economic balance and overcoming many difficulties and obstacles to achieve peaceful coexistence among the world's countries.

G20 members contributed to the fight against the pandemic with over $21 billion to support health systems and the hunt for a vaccine.