The program is being held by the French government with the support of President Nicolas Sarkozy and Princess Adela bint Abdullah.

As part of the program, the women visited the French Parliament, the French Ministry of Justice, Sorbonne University, UNESCO, the Louvre and the Arab World Institute.

Lawyer Majed Mohamed Garoub, the program’s supervisor in Paris, said the main aim of the visit was to enhance the human rights of Saudi women, and exchange knowledge and experience regarding women’s rights.

“The presentation that Saudi women submitted attracted the French minister of justice. He also showed interest in the signing of a cooperation agreement with the Lawyers Committee at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the exchange of experience and mutual cooperation,” he said.

According to Garoub, the Saudi delegation met French Health Minister Nora Berra and reviewed services provided by the Ministry of Health in France.

“The Saudi delegation discussed with their French counterparts the possibility of applying some successful programs and campaigns in Saudi Arabia to resist diseases such as diabetes and cancer,” said Garoub.

The delegation discussed the possibility of applying several programs to support small and medium enterprises at the Chamber of Commerce in Paris. They also discussed further plans to establish cooperative training programs for both French and Saudi women.

“During the meeting we focused on new techniques to promote Saudi made products in France with the support of French companies,” said Garoub.

The Saudi delegation also visited the Louver to see ongoing work on the building of the Department of Islamic Heritage that is scheduled to open in 2012.

Meetings were also held with a number of university professors from disciplines such as law, economics, management and political science. Possible cooperation between French and Saudi universities was also discussed.