RIYADH — Prince Guillaume, crown prince of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, will arrive here today on a four-day visit to the Kingdom at the head of a 30-member trade delegation including Jeannot Krecke, minister of economy and foreign trade.
“This is the first ever delegation from Luxembourg,” Michel Lastschenko, Belgium ambassador, told Arab news yesterday, adding that the purpose of Guillaume’s visit is to boost the bilateral trade and identify new areas of interests that would mutually benefit Luxembourg and Saudi Arabia.
The envoy pointed out that the prince would begin his official round of talks with Saudi officials tomorrow. Besides meeting the businessmen at the Riyadh and Jeddah Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Guillaume is also slated to meet Ali Al-Nuaimi, minister of petroleum and mineral resources, Dr. Hashim Al-Yamani, minister of commerce and industry, and Dr. Khalid Al-Gosaibi, minister of economy and planning.
In cooperation with the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry and its counterpart in Jeddah, the visiting delegation will hold a businessmen dialogue on Monday and Wednesday in Riyadh and Jeddah, respectively. Lastschenko will host a reception in honor of the visiting delegation at his official residence in the Diplomatic Quarter tomorrow.
Luxembourg is an independent country well known for its successful management in banking industry. “Some of the financial headquarters of leading companies in the world are found in Luxembourg,” the ambassador said. It has its foreign missions only in 20 countries and the Belgian embassies spread throughout the world look after its interests in consular and economic affairs.
