RIYADH, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud has left here for the United States on the first Saudi high-level visit since the election of Donald Trump as president, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Monday.

During the visit, he will meet Trump and a number of other U.S. officials to discuss the strengthening of bilateral ties and regional issues of mutual interest, the SPA said.

SPA quoted the royal court as saying in a statement that the deputy crown prince, who also serves as second deputy prime minister and minister of defense, left on Sunday for the working visit.