Saudi Prince to Skip Arab Summit on Doctors’ Advice, Algeria Says
(Bloomberg) -- Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman won’t attend an Arab League summit in Algeria following advice from his doctors.
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The kingdom’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Prince Mohammed was told to abstain from “long-distance and nonstop travel by plane” to avoid ear pressure. Citing instructions from the Royal Court, it said on Twitter that the minister of foreign affairs will replace the crown prince in leading the Saudi delegation to the summit scheduled for Nov. 1 in Algiers.
The state-run Algeria Press Service earlier cited a statement from the office of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune that said the two men spoke by telephone late Saturday.
The 37-year-old Saudi prince and de facto ruler traveled infrequently during the Covid-19 pandemic. He made a rare regional tour in June before hosting US President Joe Biden in the kingdom in July.
The kingdom kicks off its Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh on Tuesday, a showcase for Prince Mohammed’s efforts to overhaul the economy and attract foreign investment. He has attended in previous years.
The crown prince is also planning a trip to India next month, according to Indian media. It’s expected he’ll visit the country on the way to the Group of 20 summit in Indonesia in mid-November.
(Updates with statement from Saudi Foreign Ministry starting in second paragraph.)
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