Al-Naimi receives Tunisian Industry and Energy Minister

Riyadh, April 19, SPA -- Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources
Eng. Ali Al-Naimi met here today Tunisian Minister of Industry and
Energy Eng. Afif Shalabi.


The Tunisian minister's visit to the Kingdom comes in response to an
invitation from Al-Naimi.

During the meeting, they reviewed aspects of cooperation between the
Kingdom and Tunisia in the field of petroleum and minerals focusing
on cooperation between Saudi Aramco and the Tunisian Chemicals
Complex.


The two sides urged the private sector in Tunisia to invest in the
field of manufacturing used-materials in the sector of petroleum and
gas in line with the set regulations in the two countries.


The talks focused on exchange of expertise between Ma’den Company
and the Tunisian Phosphates Company and Tunisian Chemicals Complex.


The meeting also called for cooperation as regards exploitation of
mineral resource and exchange of technical information in addition to
exchange of visits by the two sides.


The meeting was attended by a number of senior officials in addition
to Tunisian ambassador to the Kingdom and the minister’s accompanying
delegation.


--SPA