Riyadh, Nov 27 (IANS) Saudi Royal Court announced on Wednesday that the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has left for a visit to the United Arab Emirates.

According to a statement on the Saudi Press Agency, the crown prince will meet a number of senior officials and head the Saudi side at the second meeting of the Saudi-Emirati Coordination Council.

The visit also showed keenness on communicating and strengthening brotherly ties between the two countries. Both states share strong ties and common stands in many regional and international aspects.

The first meeting of the council was held in Riyadh last year and co-chaired by Saudi crown prince and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

--IANS rt/