Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), received at his office Ioannis Christofilis, Greek ambassador to Saudi Arabia.

The meeting began as the ambassador thanked Prince Alwaleed for giving him the opportunity to meet him.

The two also discussed a number of general local, regional issues and the global economic climate.

During the meeting, the ambassador handed a letter from Prime Minister Samaras of Greece.

In May 2014, Prince Alwaleed attended the Second Greek EU Presidency Conference “Europe and the Arab World: Strengthening Political, Business and Investment Ties” in Athens as a keynote speaker.

Prince Alwaleed’s keynote speech was on a topic related to the “Strengthening of European — Arab Relations”.

The conference was held under the auspices of the Hellenic Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the League of Arab States in Athens and took place at the Athenaeum Intercontinental Hotel Athens.


During Prince Alwaleed’s visit to Greece, he met with Prime Minister Samaras and representatives of the Greek government in Athens.

During their meeting, Prince Alwaleed and Samaras discussed the warm friendship between Saudi Arabia and Greece and referred to a number of economic and social issues.

The meeting also touched upon the world’s latest economic developments.


Prince Alwaleed congratulated Greece and its government for the improving status of its economy which is expected to witness positive growth in 2014.

The prince also said that there were clear signs that the recession will subside to make room for economic growth.