The Federation of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry organized the Saudi-Qatari Business Forum, with the large participation of government and private agencies and business owners in both countries, coinciding with the visit of Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, to the State of Qatar as part of a Gulf tour which includes Oman, UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait.
The Chairperson of the Federation of Saudi Chambers of Commerce, Ajlan Al-Ajlan, considered that "the forum constitutes a distinct addition in strengthening relations between the two countries, which we hope will reach in the near future a high degree of integration supported by all the bonds of religion, brotherhood, neighborliness and common economic interests," emphasizing that "although the two countries have components and comparative advantages for economic integration in many industries, the volume of trade exchange is still below ambition, as the volume of trade exchange between the two countries amounted to about 1.67 billion Saudi riyals in the third quarter of this year.”
In turn, the First Vice President of Qatar Chamber, Mohammed bin Ahmed bin Tawar al-Kuwari, said that the forum brings together elite Qatari and Saudi business owners, and they are looking forward to exploring new horizons for joint cooperation, and opening new channels for effective partnership between companies from both sides, calling for "the importance of achieving further growth and development in trade and economic relations, to achieve the hopes and aspirations of the two brotherly countries.”
Source (Asharq Al-Awsat Newspaper, Edited)
