President Donald Trump welcomed Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman with a military flyover and the world’s biggest soccer star during the crown prince’s first U.S. visit since the killing of Washington Post reporter Jamal Khashoggi.

The arrival ceremony was heavy on fanfare, including cannons, a military aircraft flyover, and U.S. and Saudi flags draped on buildings, CBS News reported.

Afterward Trump, 79, and Bin Salman, 40, will meet in the Oval Office to discuss mutual investment and security deals. Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo, who has become the face of the Saudi Pro League, also plans to join them, sources told The New York Times.

That night Trump will host a black-tie dinner for bin Salman with 120 invited guests, though it’s not technically a state dinner, according to CBS. I

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