Russian Consul General in Jeddah Sergei Nitsov has reiterated the keenness of his country on enhancing cooperation with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the academic, educational and research domains as well as on participation in the scientific and educational conferences which are held in the kingdom. During his meeting with director general of King Abdulaziz University Dr Osama Tayyeb here yesterday, the Consul General highlighted the existing strong relations between the Kingdom and Russia. On his part, Dr Tayyeb welcomed joint cooperation between the Saudi and Russian universities in the research domains. He noted that King Abdulaziz University has attained several achievements at the local and international arenas.