RIYADH — Deputy Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources for Industrial Affairs Eng. Khalil bin Salamah met with senior Saudi Aramco officials during his visit to Aramco's main headquarters in Dhahran on Monday. During the meeting, they discussed ways to further strengthen cooperation between the two sides in achieving the goals of the National Industrial Strategy. It is worthy to note that the strategy aims to achieve an industrial economy that is attractive to investment and contribute to achieving economic diversification and developing gross domestic product (GDP) and non-oil exports, and that is in line with the goals of the Saudi Vision 2030. Through this strategy, Saudi Arabia also aspires to empower the private sector, increase the flexibility and competitiveness of the industrial sector, in addition to industrial flexibility, which ensures continued access to important goods for the well-being of the citizen and the continuity of economic activity. This will also lead to the regional industrial integration of value chains, and benefit from the strengths of the Saudi economy, and achieve global leadership in a group of selected commodities, by investing in promising new technologies.
