King Salman Holds Talks With Mexican President

Riyadh, 9 Rabi’ul Akhir 1437/19 January 2016 (MINA) – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman held an official session of talks here on Sunday with Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto, who is on a visit to Saudi Arabia.

The two sides discussed bilateral relations, aspects of cooperation between the two friendly countries and the developments on the international arena, International Islamic News Agency (IINA) quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting.

Following the session of talks, nine agreements, memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and technical cooperation program were signed between the governments of Saudi Arabia and Mexico, in the presence of King Salman and President Nieto.

A MoU for cooperation in the field of tourism was co-signed by Prince Sultan bin Salman, President of Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage, and Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations Claudia Ruiz Massieu.

A security cooperation agreement in the field of transnational organized crime in the two countries was co-signed by Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, second deputy premier and minister of defense, and Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations Claudia Ruiz Massieu.

A MoU in the energy sector between the two countries was co-signed by Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Eng. Ali Al-Naimi and Mexican Secretary of Energy Pedro Joaquin Coldwell. An agreement to avoid double taxation and preventing tax evasion was co-signed by Minister of Finance Dr Ibrahim Al-Assaf and Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations Claudia Ruiz Massieu.

A MoU between the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) and the Mexican National Bank for Foreign Trade was co-signed by Minister of Finance Dr Ibrahim Al-Assaf, and Director General of the External Commercial Bank Alejandro Diaz.

A technical cooperation program in the field of specifications, standards and quality was co-signed by Minister of Commerce and Industry Dr Tawfiq Al-Rabiah and Mexican Secretary of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal.

General agreements in economic, trade, investment, educational, scientific, technical, youth and sports fields were co-signed by Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir and Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations Claudia Ruiz Massieu.

A MoU in the field of higher education and scientific research was co-signed by Minister of Education Dr Ahmed Al-Issa and Mexican Secretary of Public Education Aurelio Nuno.

Also, an air services agreement between the two countries was co-signed by President of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) Sulaiman Al-Hamdan and Mexican Secretary of Communications and Transport Gerardo Ruiz. (T/P006/R03)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)