Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko, speaker of the federal assembly (senate) of the Russian republic arrived this evening in Riyadh on an official visit to the Kingdom at an invitation of Sheikh Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Al-Sheikh, speaker of the Shura Council. At King Khalid international airport, she was received by Al Al-Sheikh; Dr. Abdul-Elah Saati, member of the Shura Council, who will serve as a guide for the visiting delegation; Russian ambassador to the Kingdom Sergei Kozlov and senior protocol officials. During the visit, she will meet with senior Saudi officials and discuss with them ways of enhancing relations between the Kingdom and the Federal Republic of Russia in several fields. She will also hold talks with Al Al-Sheikh on a number of issues of mutual concern between the two countries, in addition to enhancing coordination and cooperation in the parliamentary field between the Shura Council and the Russian senate at the level of the two chambers as well as on the international parliamentary platforms. She is accompanied by a powerful parliamentary delegation.
