Minister of Commerce receives Swedish Foreign Minister

Riyadh, February 02, SPA -- Abdullah Ahmed Zainel, Minister of
Commerce and Industry received here today Swedish Minister for
Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt and the accompanying delegation.

During the meeting, they reviewed means of enhancing trade relations
between the two friendly and ways of taking advantage of all
opportunities available for the benefit of the two countries.

The meeting was attended by senior officials of the ministry and the
Swedish Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Jan Thesleff.

In 2007, the volume of the bilateral trade between the two countries
amounted to SR 4,987 million. Of this amount, exports accounted for
SR 219 million and imports were worth SR 4,768 million.

--SPA