Secretary General of Asharqia (Eastern Region) Chamber Abdulrahman A. Al-Wabel met in Dammam today with Ambassador of Argentina to the Kingdom Jaime Sergio Cerda who is currently on a visit to the Eastern region. During the meeting, they discussed the joint investment opportunities between the two countries. For his part, Al Wabel stressed the importance of cooperation between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Argentina in the field of industries, noting that the Kingdom plans to invest heavily to produce a number of agricultural crops in a number of countries. He also considered Argentina a Saudi Arabia's trade partner and its products as increasingly enjoyable by Saudi consumers, noting that exports of Argentina to the Kingdom increased to 1.5 billion Riyals in 2010, compared to 1.3 billion Riyals in 2009.