Riyadh, Rajab 22, 1439, April 08, 2018, SPA -- The Royal Court said in a statement that upon the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and in response to the invitation of the Government of the French Republic, His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Defense left yesterday on Saturday 21/7/1439H corresponding to 7/4/2018 for the French Republic on an official visit during which HRH Crown Prince will meet French President Emmanuel Macron and a number of officials to enhance bilateral relations between the two countries and discuss issues of common interests. --SPA 11:22 LOCAL TIME 08:22 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w661884