French President François Hollande received at the Presidential palace of Elysee today visiting Minister of Commerce and Industry of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabee'a and the accompanying delegation. During the meeting, economic issues of mutual concern to the two countries as well as the agenda and contents of the Saudi French Business Opportunities Forum, scheduled to be held here tomorrow were discussed. They also tackled commercial and industrial relations between the two friendly countries, as well as ways of promoting them. The meeting was attended by France's Minister of Industry and Production Arno Montbor, External Trade Minister Nicole Bricq, French ambassador to the Kingdom Bertrand Besancenot, Saudi ambassador to France Dr. Mohammed bin Ismael Al Al-Sheikh, Chairman of the Saudi French Business Council Dr. Mohammed bin Ali bin Laden, a number of senior officials, businessmen from the two countries.
