Saudi-Turkish summit held in Riyadh

Saudi-Turkish summit is scheduled to be held in Riyadh between Saudi King Salman and Turkish President Recep Tayeb Erdogan to discuss the recent developments in the Middle East especially in Syria and Iraq in addition to the other issues in the region.

The Turkish President arrived in Riyadh on Monday, as the Saudi king received him with a number of Saudi officials, including Prince Faisal Bin Abdel Aziz of Riyadh and Foreign Minister Adel Al Jubeir.

Turkish experts praised the current tour conducted by the Turkish President scheduled to include a number of Gulf States, saying it comes in critical time due to its coincidence with major regional developments and the ascent of a new American administration to power.

Turkish Parliamentarian Gommaa Etishtan said that the Syrian developments raised the importance of Erdogan's tour, saying that it coincided with the Turkish support for the Free Syrian Army in the Syrian city of Al Bab. He added that the current operation on Al Bab is close to be ended, to pave the way for transferring to another phase to liberate Raqqa.

He added that the current phase needs more coordination among the regional major powers, including Saudi Arabia. He underlined the political weight of Saudi to perform a major role in cooperation with Turkey and the U.S in the coming operations which Turkey refused any role for the Kurdish force in them.

He pointed out to the coming talks scheduled to be held in Geneva, saying that the coming round of negotiations underlines the importance of coordination between the two countries.

In the same context, Turkish political expert Bourhan Al Din Dawran said that the new U.S Administration intends to change the tactics adopted by Obama to be the dominating power without bearing the high cost of supporting NATO. He said such a change will affect the balance of powers not only in Europe but also in the Middle East.