A high-level Italian trade delegation comprising 150 businesspeople from 75 companies is due to arrive in Riyadh on Monday to seek business in the energy and health sectors.

According to a statement issued by the Italian Embassy, the delegation would be led by representatives of the government, the president of the Italian Trade Agency in Rome, and officials from the Italian Manufacturing and Services Companies Organization.

The Saudi Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Ministry of Health, King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy, the Council of Saudi Chambers and the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) have helped to organize the visit.

The visit would help cement long-term business relations with Saudi companies, the embassy stated.

Last year, Saudi Arabia celebrated 80 years of diplomatic relations with Rome during the Saudi-Italian Forum. During that meeting, the Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli said that the two countries have robust political and economic relations.

He said Saudi Arabia was the leading economy in the Gulf region and a point of reference for European countries and the United States.

The Saudi-Italian Business Forum will be held in Riyadh at the Council of Saudi Chambers on March 3 followed by business-to-business meetings between Italian and Saudi delegates.

On March 4, there will be a workshwop on clean technologies and networking between Italian and Saudi delegates at a local hotel.

There will be another workshop on health care and networking at the Ministry of Health in Riyadh.

On March 5, the delegations will hold business-to-business meetings at the JCCI.