Mubti expressed hope for raising and growing cooperation between the two kingdoms in order to include fields of health, sports, training, education, technology and advanced industries. Then, Princess Astrid, the Belgian accompanying delegation, Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), and Prince Khalid bin Al-Waleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz, attended luncheon held by the Council of Saudi Chambers. In statements to Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Didier Reynders stressed importance of economic relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Belgium in addition to available opportunities in various sectors, stressing the Belgian government's keenness to enhance relations with Saudi Arabia. For his part, Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), has hailed Saudi-Belgian relations since 1954, wishing more cooperation between the two countries in the fields of trade and investment. 15 agreements of cooperation among Saudi and Belgian companies were signed in addition to that the Council of Saudi Chambers and the Belgian side signed a cooperation agreement among the business sectors of the two countries.
