French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that his country’s economic partnership with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is growing in all fields.
Macron stressed, during his speech before the Saudi-French Investment Forum in Riyadh, that Saudi Arabia has been a reliable partner for France for many years.
He added: “We have reached promising joint economic projects with Saudi Arabia,” pointing out that Paris is “working to expand the scope of partnerships with Saudi Arabia and strengthen them with more investments.”
The French President considered that “Saudi Vision 2030 coincides with his country’s ambition in the field of energy.”
Macron said: “We want to strengthen the partnership between Saudi Arabia and France in digitization and artificial intelligence,” pointing out that Paris has “promising partnerships in the tourism sector with Saudi Arabia.”
He added: “We have a foundation on which we can build to develop the economic partnership between the two countries,” and continued: “France’s partnership in developing the Al-Ula region is important to us.”
Macron said, “Investing in Saudi Arabia means investing in an important cornerstone for the whole world,” and he also pointed out that “the French market is important for Saudi investors towards the rest of the European countries.”
Joint agreements in the field of energy
Saudi Arabia and France signed new agreements in the field of energy, and agreements were signed to “provide sustainable aviation fuel” between Saudi and French companies.
For his part, Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said, “The partnership with France is important for both parties and is constantly developing.”
On Tuesday, the Saudi capital, Riyadh, will host the “Saudi-French Investment Forum” with the aim of strengthening the economic partnership with the second largest economy in the European Union.
This forum comes on the sidelines of Macron’s visit to the Kingdom, which began Monday, where he met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and a number of ministers, including Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman.
ظهرت في الأصل على asharq.com