RIYADH, 29 January 2003 — The Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry has launched a nine-month diploma course in quality management, Hussain Al-Athel, RCCI secretary-general, has said. He was speaking at a function here yesterday to mark the award of ISO 9001:2000 certification to EXi Telecoms Saudi Arabia, a Saudi-British joint venture. British Ambassador Sir Derek Plumbly and Yasser Al-Mosahl, president of EXi Telecoms Saudi Arabia, were present.