Gabon leader arrives in Jeddah

Makkah Deputy Gov. Prince Abdullah bin Bandar bin Abdul Aziz receives Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba in Jeddah on Monday. (SPA)

JEDDAH: Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba arrived in Jeddah on Monday. 

Makkah’s deputy governor and other top officials received him at the King Abdul Aziz International Airport.

The visiting president performed Umrah.

º£½ÇÖ±²¥ and Gabon enjoy cordial ties.  Gabon opened its embassy in the Kingdom in 1976.

Following his election as the president of Gabon in 2016, Ali Bongo Ondimba had praised º£½ÇÖ±²¥'s Vision 2030 and said his country was inspired by the Saudi reform plans.