In the framework of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud’s first official visit to Greece on July 26 and 27, accompanied by a large delegation of senior officials and businessmen, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Economic Diplomacy and Openness, Kostas Fragogiannis and the Secretary-General for International Economic Affairs and Openness and President of Enterprise Greece Ioannis Smyrlis, will welcome tomorrow, Wednesday, July 27, 2022, Saudi Ministers and businessmen to a high-level business meeting to be held at the Grande Bretagne Hotel.
The meeting follows the two Greece – Saudi Arabia business forums held in 2022, in Riyadh on March 13-14, and in Athens on May 30-31, reaffirming the two sides’ commitment to further strengthen and deepen bilateral economic relations and cooperation.
During the meeting, a ceremony will be held for the signing/exchange of business agreements between Greek and Saudi private groups in the fields of maritime transport, aquaculture, waste management, culture, food and agricultural products, construction and defense technology.
The meeting will also be attended, on the Greek side, by Minister of Development and Investment Adonis Georgiadis and on the Saudi side, by Minister of Investment Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih, Minister of Trade Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi, and Minister of Communications, and Information Technology Abdullah bin Amer Al-Swaha. Co-Chairs of the Greece-Saudi Arabia Business Council, Lubna Al-Olayan and Achilleas Konstantakopoulos will also attend the meeting.
The meeting will not be open to media representatives, but accredited journalists and photographers will be able to cover the opening of the proceedings (at approximately 10:30 am) and a pool image will be provided by ERT.