(TAP)- Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman landed on Tuesday evening in Tunis.

He was seen in by President of the Republic Béji Caïd Essebsi at the  presidential pavilion of Tunis Carthage international airport.

Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince, First Deputy Prime Minister and  Minister of Defense, is paying Tuesday an official visit to Tunisia at the head of an important delegation made up of Saudi princes, ministers and senior officials, the Presidency of the Republic said in a press release.

Adviser to the President of the Republic Noureddine Ben Ticha Friday told TAP Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit Tunisia on November 27. "This visit is part of a tour in some countries, including Tunisia," he said.

The Crown Prince is "welcome in Tunisia," as is the case for other Arab leaders, Ben Ticha highlighted.

The Saudi Press Agency said the Crown Prince started an Arab tour at the instructions of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. This took him so far to the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt.