Australia's Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Tony Burke has commended the results of his recent visit to Saudi Arabia, during which he met with Minister of Agriculture Dr Fahd bin Abdulrahman Balghunaim, Minister of Commerce and Industry Abdullah bin Ahmad Zainal Ali Reza and a number of Saudi officials. In a statement issued today, he said that his visit has resulted in signing a number of agreements on improvement of the quality of Australian exports, facilitation of the procedures for exporters and promotion of agricultural relations between the two countries. The Australian minister pointed to the success of his meetings with dairy importers in Saudi Arabia which is considered the second largest importer of Australian dairy products accounting for nearly 34,000 tons, worth $ 155 million, in 2007 - 2008.
