Saudi Ambassador to Australia Meets with Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey

Saudi Ambassador to Australia Nabil Al Saleh met with the Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey in his office at the parliament house in Canberra

During the meeting, the two sides exchanged views on trade and economic cooperation between Saudi and Australia and reviewed bilateral relations in all fields between the two friendly nations.

Treasurer Hockey, described Saudi Arabia as an important trade partner to Australia in the Middle East.

Ambassador Saleh also said that Saudi Arabia was seeking to further partnership with Australia in all fields.

Saudi Arabia is Australia’s second largest trading partner in the Middle East with the total two way trade at 2.2 Billion dollars. With the initiation of the Saudi Australian business Council, both nations are confident in the increase of bilateral trade for mutual growth and development

There are also a large number of Saudi students who are choosing to study in Australia, mostly under the King Abdullah Scholarship Program. This program also generated a lot of interest among education providers. The King Abdullah Scholarship is on its own transforming the relationship between two countries.

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