Jubeir disclosed that the talks between the two sides dealt with raising number of the Saudi visitors to Austria which a positive matter, pointing out that percentage of the Saudis who have visited Austria rose about 20% from last year, "the two sides seek to promote it," Al-Jubeir added. For his part, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria Sebastian Kurz pointed out to the Saudi-Austrian agreement regarding providing million euro of aid in the field of education, stressing importance of the joint action and necessary to exert efforts to defeat terrorism and drain its resources and address the threats launched by terrorist organizations, such as ISIS and all foreign fighters causing the suffering of the peoples and returning to Austria, Saudi Arabia or Germany and threatening those countries after their return, citing the tragic events that took place in France and Europe. He indicated that the two sides discussed the Syrian issue, "choosing Vienna to be the headquarters of the peace talks is a good thing. We discussed the situation of refugees in Europe, as a major challenge," the Austrian minister added, stressing the need to give them the opportunities within the region. Kurz lauded the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's efforts in helping Syrian refugees and hosting them because these refugees need assistance, stressing taking care of them within the region gives them a better chance to return to their homeland after the end of the crisis. --More 18:37 LOCAL TIME 15:37 GMT تغريد
