RIYADH — Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman held a meeting with the European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans and the European Commissioner for Energy Cadre Simson at his office in Riyadh on Monday. During the meeting, they reviewed the aspects of bilateral cooperation in all fields related to energy, renewable energy, and clean hydrogen in particular, in addition to discussing power grid issues and climate change. The meeting reviewed the Kingdom's role in dealing with emissions through carbon capture, utilization, recycling, and storage projects within the circular carbon economy approach. Discussions were also held over the Kingdom's endeavor to be the largest exporter of clean hydrogen in the world, and the importance of enhancing cooperation between exporters and consumers to advance the promotion of these efforts. During the meeting, the Kingdom's efforts in the field of clean energy technologies, management of hydrocarbon emissions, and renewable energy sources were highlighted. This is part of Saudi Arabia's efforts to lead the transformation in the field of energy through local and regional initiatives, the most important of which is the Saudi Green Initiative and the Green Middle East Initiative. Minister of Justice Dr. Walid Al-Samaani and the guests of the International Judicial Conference listen to a briefing on some of the techniques used by the Saudi judiciary as part of the activities of the second day of the conference being held in Riyadh.
