The Chairman of Shoura (Consultative) Council Sheikh Dr.Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Al-Sheikh will pay a visit to Russia on Monday at an invitation of Chairman of Russian Federation Council Sergei Mironov. In a statement on this occasion, he said that the visit comes within the framework of the distinguished relations between the two countries at political, economic and cultural levels which have been embodied by the exchange of visits between the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz and the Crown Prince on one hand, and the Russian leadership on the other hand. Dr. Al Al-Sheikh noted that the visit aims at promoting bilateral relations and joint cooperation between the two countries particularly in the field of joint parliamentary cooperation and coordination at international parliamentary arenas in the interest of the two countries as well as activating the role of Saudi-Russian Parliamentary Friendship Committees.
