Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with visiting crown prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia on the 22nd. The leaders of the two countries expressed their determination to open a new era of comprehensive cooperation in various fields. The joint statement issued after the two leaders' meeting said that the two countries stressed the need to increase the number of flights between the two countries, relax trade restrictions and seek more investment opportunities. The two sides will deepen consultation and cooperation on regional issues to strengthen regional peace and stability. Saudi Arabia thanks turkey for supporting Riyadh in its bid to host the 2030 WorldExpo. This is Mohammed's first visit to Turkey in four years. Analysts believe that the Saudi Crown Prince's visit to Turkey indicates the full normalization of bilateral relations. Relations between Saudi Arabia and Turkey were affected by the killing of Saudi journalist kasuji in Istanbul, Turkey in 2018. In november2020, Erdogan talked with Saudi King Salman by telephone, and the Turkish Saudi relations began to warm up. At the beginning of April this year, the Turkish court decided to transfer the murder case of kasuji to the Saudi judiciary. During his visit to Saudi Arabia at the end of April, Erdogan said that Turkey and Saudi Arabia are committed to opening a new era of bilateral relations. (Xinhua News Agency)