Industry Minister Strengthens Strategic Partnership with Senior Chinese Officials

Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar bin Ibrahim Alkhorayef held two bilateral meetings during his official visit to the People’s Republic of China.

 He met with Minister of Natural Resources Guan Zhi’ou and Vice Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission Zhou Haibing for separate discussions on expanding the strategic partnership between the two countries in the industrial and mining sectors.

 The meeting with the natural resources minister addressed developing cooperation in mining, mineral industries, and geological surveying, in addition to opportunities for exchanging expertise and knowledge and developing specialized human capacities in the mining sector. The discussions also covered expansion plans for Chinese investments in Saudi Arabia’s mining sector.

 During the meeting, Alkhorayef invited Minister Guan to participate in the fifth annual Future Minerals Forum, scheduled to be held in Riyadh next January.

 Discussions between Alkhorayef and Vice Chairman Zhou focused on enhancing cooperation in the industrial and mining sectors, investment opportunities in the automotive industry, and the transfer of advanced technologies and innovative solutions to the Kingdom, in line with the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030.

 The meetings were attended by National Industrial Development Center Chief Executive Eng. Saleh Al-Solami, Saudi Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China Abdulrahman Al-Harbi, ACWA Power board chairman Mohammed Abunayyan, and leaders from the Kingdom’s industry and mining ecosystem.