Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud arrived in Dhaka on a brief visit on Tuesday evening.
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen received his Saudi counterpart at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 6:07pm.
Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen and Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Essa Yussef Essa Al Dulaihan were also present.
Dr Momen will host a dinner in honor of the visiting minister at a city hotel on Tuesday.
In his less than 24-hour visit at the invitation of Dr Momen, Prince Faisal Bin Farhan will also meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday.
Dr Momen will hold a “tete-a-tete” with his Saudi counterpart at a city hotel on Wednesday which will be followed by a bilateral “political consultation” between the two countries at the same venue.
Prince Faisal Bin Farhan and Dr Momen will join the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Arabic Language Institute after the political consultation.
Prime Minister’s Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman F Rahman will host a lunch in honor of the Saudi minister.
Prince Faisal Bin Farhan is scheduled to leave Dhaka on Wednesday afternoon wrapping up his visit that might see the signing of a number of cooperation documents.
Foreign Minister Dr Momen will see him off at the airport.
Ahead of the visit, the Saudi ambassador said the "dynamic partnership" and long-standing relations between Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia would further flourish and reach a new height.
The Saudi ambassador, during a recent media briefing, shared Saudi investors’ desire to invest “extensively” in Bangladesh.
