Saudi Arabia welcomes Venezuela leader Maduro

Saudi Arabia has welcomed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on an official visit.

Maduro arrived late on June 4 in Jeddah, where he was greeted by Saudi officials, according to the Saudi Press Agency.

It did not give a reason for the visit or elaborate on his schedule, but Saudi Arabia is hosting an international conference on combating extremism later this week in Riyadh.

The gathering will be co-chaired by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Last month, the Saudi Arabia welcomed Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a close Western ally, to an Arab League summit.

But days later, they also hosted a senior Russian official who is under Western sanctions.