Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is expected to travel to Russia’s North Caucasus Republic of Chechen before the end of the year, reports say. 

Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of the Chechen Republic, made the announcement on Tuesday after his return from a recent trip to Saudi Arabia, Russia’s TASS news agency reported.

"It has been announced that Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud will visit Russia by the end of the year," Kadyrov wrote on his page on a social networking site.

The head of Chechnya added that he had discussed a range of issues during his meeting with Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the king's son and defense minister, in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah.

The Saudi king’s son has "highly praised the Chechen Republic's expertise in combating terrorism and extremism, and in developing the economy," Kadyrov stated.

According to Kadyrov, Saudi Arabia has also announced its decision to consecutively send three delegations to Chechnya in the coming months.  

The news of the king's trip comes amid criticism of the Riyadh regime by senior Russian officials for the monarchy's extending of its assistance to the Takfiri ISIL terrorist group currently operating in Syria and Iraq. 

In late June, a senior Russian official warned that Saudi Arabia will be the next target of ISIL if Syria falls into the hands of the extremist militants.

"I believe that countries of this region - Saudi Arabia, Persian Gulf states and maybe others - should pray for [Syrian President] Bashar al-Assad. This is the last frontier of their security," Tass news agency quoted Russian Deputy Security Council chief Yevgeny Lukyanov as saying on June 25. 

The ISIL terrorist outfit, which is widely believed to be receiving support from certain regional countries, including Saudi Arabia itself, has called for more attacks against Saudi Shias through one of its groups inside the kingdom. 

In May, ISIL claimed responsibility for deadly bombings at two Shia mosques in Saudi Arabia’s Shia-majority Eastern Province. 

The Al Saud regime has also been accused of supporting al-Qaeda-linked militants' activities in Russia's troubled North Caucasus region.