Press TV - Prominent�Iraqi Shia cleric�Muqtada�al-Sadr has met with Saudi Arabia�s crown prince and a few other Saudi officials during a rare trip to the kingdom.

According to the Saudi Press Agency on Sunday, Sadr met Mohammed bin Salman at the Red Sea port city of Jeddah�where they discussed common topics.

�His Eminence Sayyed Muqtada�al-Sadr, may God have mercy on him, goes to visit Saudi Arabia at an official invitation," said a statement released by the influential cleric's office.

Upon arrival, Sadr was greeted by Saudi's former ambassador�Thamer al-Sabhan.

Last month, Saudi Arabia and Iraq announced that they were establishing a coordination council to bolster strategic relations aimed at healing troubled ties with other Arab states.

In 2015, Riyadh reopened its embassy in Iraq following a 25-year hiatus, and in February Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir traveled to Baghdad.