The visit is intended as a relationship-boosting exercise though the government said the prime minister would also “raise the areas where we disagree with China”

Cooperation agreement follows Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy strategy to forge closer ties with Iran

The US president will travel to the oil-rich nation he once labelled a “pariah” and meet with its leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

The partnership, signed in February, will focus on collaborations in the film, museum and heritage sectors between the two nations