February 28, 2010 7:44 PM

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PM’s visit dominate headlines in Kingdom’s newspapers

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Saudi Arabia today dominated the headlines of Kingdom's newspapers which described it as historic.<br/><br/>In a departure from protocol, King Abdullah's brother and Second Deputy Premier and Defence Minister Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz and the entire Saudi cabinet had received Singh when he arrived on a three-day visit yesterday.<br/><br/>The front pages of all Saudi newspapers carried Singh's arrival story, with leading daily Arab News placing it under headline 'Indian PM on historic visit'.<br/><br/>The paper carried pictures of Dr.Singh shaking hands with Crown Prince and other members of the Royal family at the King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh.<br/><br/>The trip marks the first visit by an Indian prime minister since a visit by Indira Gandhi in 1982. Ministry of External Affairs spokesman Vishnu Prakash described it as unprecedented welcome to Indian prime minister. Saudi Gazette reported that Dr.Singh's scheduled speech at the Shura Council, Saudi Arabia's Consultative Assembly, tomorrow will be a rare honour for a visiting foreign dignitary.<br/>

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