Chancellor Olaf Soltz will visit the bay today and tomorrow with stops at Saudi Arabia, Qatar as well as United Arab Emirates.

It is expected that the central theme of his talks will be the search for alternative suppliers. energy.

The murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, for which the United States blames the leadership of Saudi Arabia, will be raised during a meeting between the chancellor and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, according to government spokesman Stephen Hembestright.

In addition to energy, Mr. Hebstreit noted that relations with Iran and investments in Germany are on the agenda of the talks. Mr. Soltz will be accompanied by German businessmen.

^{Source: APE-MEB}