Minister of Commerce and Industry Tawfiq Al-Rabiah will on Sunday (June 22) open the first Riyadh international exhibition, the first and the biggest of its kind in the Kingdom and the GCC countries.

The event, being joined by 16 GCC, Arab and world countries, will be supervised by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and organized by Alagat International Expo & Conferences (AIEC).

The event is sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA), the Saudi Development Bank and the Council of Saudi Chambers (CSC), while the Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG) will join the event as a strategic partner through its media organs, notably Asharq Al-Awsat Arabic daily, Al-Eqtisadiah Arabic business daily and Arab News English daily.

Meanwhile, Board Chairman of AIEC Osama bin Mohamed Makki Al-Kurdi expressed pleasure over Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah’s sponsorship of the global event and its opening by the minister of commerce and industry. This reflects concern of the Saudi government over strengthening of business and trade relations with sisterly and friendly countries and its objective of benefiting from experiences provided by mega global companies.

He underscored the pivotal role, which is being played by the exhibition sector in the economies of the developed countries. In this context, he praised the Council of Ministers for its approval of the organization of a national program of exhibitions and conferences whose supervisory committee is chaired by Prince Sultan bin Salman, chairman of the Supreme Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA).

He expressed thanks and appreciation to all government bodies for supporting the event, and the embassies and all local, Arab and global firms, corporations, agencies and banks for their participation and support.