Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Minister of Transport and Logistics Eng. Saleh Al-Jasser stated that Saudi Arabia goals to extend the variety of Hajj and Umrah pilgrims to greater than 30 million and vacationers to greater than 100 million in a yr. “That is a part of attaining the formidable objectives of the Kingdom’s Imaginative and prescient 2030,” he stated whereas talking at a dialogue session on the Saudi-European Funding Discussion board in Riyadh on Monday.
Al-Jasser stated that Saudi Arabia will make investments to the tune of SR1.6 trillion in the course of the subsequent ten years via partnerships with the non-public sector and various international locations. Saudi Arabia’s focus at current is to offer high quality life, and interconnecting companies for people, with out repeating any conventional or impractical fashions.
The minister confused that the extent of Saudi ambitions could be very excessive, and it has excessive capabilities along with aggressive nationwide cadres. “We’ve got developed two vital aviation facilities and help residents’ wants, along with linking the Kingdom with international locations world wide via 250 vacationer locations,” he identified.
The discussion board critiques joint funding alternatives between Saudi Arabia and European Union international locations in numerous fields, together with transport and logistics companies. It additionally goals to encourage funding, improve relations and financial integration, other than facilitating the alternate of information.