(AFP) - Saudi Arabia denied on Sunday that any of its officials had visited Israel, after Israeli media reported that a senior prince had made a secret diplomatic trip here.
A spokesman for the Saudi foreign ministry said in a statement carried by the official SPA news agency."Reports of a secret visit to Israel by a Saudi official which have appeared on some media are unfounded," adding, "Saudi Arabia has always been transparent as regards contacts and visits" to foreign countries. Israeli radio reported last month that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had secretly met officials in Israel. Israeli officials never confirmed the reports.