Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Alkhorayef met Franck Riester, French minister delegate for foreign trade, economic attractiveness, the French-speaking world and French nationals living abroad, on March 5.
During the meeting, the two ministers explored avenues for collaboration between the two nations, in conjunction with the opening of the LEAP technology exhibition in Riyadh.
During his visit to the Kingdom, the Minister headed up a delegation of over 120 companies led by Business France, Medef International and France 2030.
The French minister also met Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, the Saudi energy minister. According to a report from the Saudi Press Agency, the two men discussed issues of common interest between the two countries and ways of improving them in various energy fields.