The massive logistics that accompanied Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s trip to Europe last week drew attention, with Western media covering the large entourage that accompanied the prince and other logistical equipment that accompanied him. described as “luxurious logistics”.
Last weekend, Prince Mohammed traveled to Greece and France on his first trip to continental Europe since 2018.
Greek newspaper ifimerida reported that Prince Mohammed, who landed in Athens on Tuesday, July 26, was accompanied by a delegation of 700 people who arrived on seven planes, one of which was empty, in anticipation of any emergency. . Another plane became a field hospital.
It was also reported that the crown prince’s private security staff consisted of 185 escorts, 70 of whom were responsible for inspecting cars and roads, and the Saudis used the services of 350 limousines, which had to be transported from Bulgaria and Import to Germany. According to the British website Middle East Eye, Friday’s issue. .
This English website pointed out that most of the members of the Saudi delegation stayed at the “Four Seasons” hotel located in “Voliagmeni” on the coast of Athens and must have dishes, cutlery and bed linen with them so that the crown prince does not have to take anything for him. It is unfamiliar to use.
The website added that officials of the crown prince’s clothes, shoes and personal belongings entered the hotel with 180 bags.
20 people were responsible for the crown prince’s diet, as he is said to have refused all meals outside the hotel except for a formal dinner at the Acropolis Museum.
2,500 years ago, Prince Mohammed was given a special reception at the Acropolis of Athens, the cradle of democracy, and according to the Greek newspaper Tovima, he stayed for a long time on this plateau and admired the sculptures of the Parthenon, Erechtheum and Propylae temples.
The evening ended at the Acropolis Museum, where the crown prince was presented with traditional gamobilav, grape-leaf cabbage and Cretan lamb, and dessert was katifi, a traditional pastry filled with nuts, Tovima reported.
Prince Mohammed’s visit to Greece witnessed the signing of about 17 bilateral contracts in several sectors, including energy, weapons, food and culture, one of these contracts, which exceeded one billion dollars, was related to the underwater data cable system.
The contracts were signed at the museum, which the Greek government claimed had never happened before.
The extravagance also appeared during the Crown Prince’s visit to France on Thursday, July 28, 2022.
Before meeting with President Emmanuel Macron, the Crown Prince stayed at the Louis XIV Palace in Louvain in the suburbs of Paris, which Fortune magazine described as the most expensive house in the world, according to Middle East Eye.
The mansion was sold to a mystery buyer in 2015 for $300 million, and despite its ownership being hidden by shell companies, royal advisers confirmed to The New York Times that Mohammed bin Salman is the real owner.
Source: Lebanon Debate
