Trump lands in Saudi; Aramco to sign $50 bn of deals with US companies

US President Donald Trump on Saturday landed in Saudi Arabia, beginning his first international tour which is scheduled to include stops in Israel, the Vatican City, Belgium and Italy.

Trump was received by Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz at Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport, Efe news reported.

Abdulaziz organised a small reception for Trump, who was accompanied by his wife Melania Trump.

The President is scheduled



to hold a meeting with Abdulaziz and other Saudi Arabian politicians to close economic deals.

Coinciding with the start of his visit, Riyadh organised a Saudi-American business forum to strengthen investments and bilateral trade.

National oil giant Saudi Aramco expects to sign $50 billion of deals with US companies on Saturday, part of a drive to diversify the kingdom's economy beyond oil exports, Aramco's chief executive Amin Nasser said on Saturday.