Kremlin's aide refuses to unveil date of Putin's visit to Saudi Arabia

Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov refused to announce the date of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Saudi Arabia, although he said that "it is known," TASS news agency reported.

"It [the date of the visit] is known, I just can’t say it now. We will announce it upon coordination with our leaders," the Kremlin official explained.

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov earlier told TASS that the date of the visits "will be announced in a timely manner."

In June, Putin confirmed his plans to visit Saudi Arabia this autumn. At a meeting with Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud at the G20 summit, the Russian leader asked him to convey his gratitude to the Saudi monarch for the invitation to come to the Kingdom.