Saudi Arabia Investment Minister Khalid A. Al-Falih called on mainland China and Hong Kong companies to increase their efforts to invest in Saudi Arabia and expressed their hope to visit the mainland and Hong Kong as soon as possible.
The Tenth Entrepreneur Conference of the China -Arab Institute forum was held in the Saudi capital of Liyon from June 11th to 12th.After the dinner on the first day of the meeting (11th), Falia and Chen Qizong, chairman of Hong Kong Hang Lung Group, held a closed -door meeting.
The Hong Kong South China Morning Post on the meeting reported on Monday (12th) that Falia gave a conversation in English at the meeting, calling on the enterprises between the two countries to strengthen the conversation and exchange, so as to "seriously inspect, do their duties seriously, duties to do their jobs,Investigation and move forward. "
Falih said: "We (Saudi Arabia) wants more brands, technology, and ways to enter the global and Chinese market ... I hope there will be some companies (to Saudi Arabia) to invest in the future.If you choose a joint venture, we are happy to introduce you to many trustworthy partners. "
He said that he hopes to visit mainland China and Hong Kong as soon as possible to achieve his first visit since 2019.Because during the crown disease epidemic, a lot of changes have taken place in the mainland and Hong Kong.
People familiar with the matter revealed that the Saudi government is planning to send a senior delegation to Beijing for access and participate in the 10th "Belt and Road" international cooperation summit forum held in October.
Chen Qizong said at the meeting that he still believes that the cultural exchanges between the two countries are insufficient, so "we must establish a longer -term plan for the people's connection", and the cooperative relationships in other fields such as truly developing the economy. "Without this kind of friendship, the foundation (cooperation) is probably not so firm. "
Falih responded that private contact can also be formed by the private sector, because companies play an important role in forming "economic soft power" for Arab consumers, and ultimately help to form economic cooperation momentumEssence
Falih said, "Sometimes we pay attention to more tangible things. We hope that China will build railways and ports." However, the private sector can be more powerful in establishing a bridge between national communication.He added that Chinese brands are becoming more and more popular in Saudi Arabia in the fields of home appliances, digital equipment, fashion and tourism.
Chen Qizong and Falia believe that the effective way to promote relations between the two countries is to provide educational opportunities in the other country.According to Faeh, Saudi Arabia's goal is to upgrade Chinese to the country's most commonly learned second language, but it still needs to work hard in recruiting teachers.
