Saudi Gazette report
PARIS — Saudi Minister of Transport and Logistics Eng. Saleh Al-Jasser has concluded an official go to to the Russian Federation and France, accompanied by a delegation representing varied sectors of the Kingdom’s transport and logistics system.
In Russia, Al-Jasser attended the opening of the St. Petersburg Worldwide Financial Discussion board and took part in its primary session, which was addressed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
He additionally took half in a number of dialogue classes, together with one titled “Partnership between the Public and Non-public Sectors to Obtain Nationwide Targets,” the place he highlighted the Kingdom’s Nationwide Technique for Transport and Logistics Companies.
The session underscored the necessity for energetic non-public sector involvement in financing and implementing main infrastructure tasks, emphasizing transparency, belief, and equitable risk-sharing.
In France, Al-Jasser participated within the Paris Worldwide Aviation and House Salon — the world’s largest occasion of its type — held underneath the patronage of French Prime Minister François Bayrou.
Through the go to, he witnessed the signing of two vital agreements: one between Saudi Arabia and Panama on air transport providers, and one other between Saudi plane leasing firm Avilease and aerospace large Airbus.
Al-Jasser additionally met with officers from the Worldwide Group of Railways to realize insights into international efforts to modernize the rail sector.
He visited the headquarters of French railway operators SNCF and Alstom to evaluate cutting-edge applied sciences and tasks in high-speed and concrete rail transport.
The minister’s go to aimed to bolster Saudi Arabia’s bilateral ties with each Russia and France within the fields of transport and logistics, promote funding partnerships, and open doorways for Russian and French non-public sector corporations to interact within the Kingdom’s increasing transport and logistics ecosystem.