Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, Bandar bin Ibrahim Al-Khorayef, met here today with the Austrian Minister of Economy and Labor, Martin Kocher, and his accompanying delegation. The two sides discussed common issues between the two countries, and emphasized the importance of raising the level of cooperation between the two countries in the industrial and mining sectors, in line with the Kingdom's Vision 2030, and contributing to diversifying the economic base, in addition to exploiting the promising investment opportunities offered by the national strategy for the industry to investors in the industrial sector. Saudi Arabia and Austria have a close commercial relationship in several economic activities, namely the activity of manufacturing heavy machinery, electronics, building materials, petrochemicals, medicines, and several consumer products.