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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz. (SPA)


Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz traveled to Russia on Wednesday on an official visit, reported the Saudi Press Agency.

The monarch will hold talks there with Russian President Vladimir Putin and a number of senior officials.

They will focus on bilateral ties and ways to bolster them.

Later on Wednesday, King Salman issued a royal decree appointing Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as deputy Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques during his time abroad, said SPA.