The Consul General of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Sydney, Australia Mr. Mashare ben Ali ben Naheet, inaugurated the Saudi Commercial Attaché in Sydney, on Thursday, Rajab 23 1443 AH, corresponding to February 24, 2022, with the participation of the Commercial Attaché from the General Authority of Foreign Trade, Mr. Atef bin Muhammad Al-Athari, where he assumed the duties of his works.
His Excellency the Governor of the General Authority for Foreign Trade, Mr. Abdulrahman bin Ahmed Al-Harbi, confirmed that the establishment of a commercial attaché in Sydney aims to develop the existing economic relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Australia, and enable access to trade and investment opportunities in order to achieve the objectives of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.
Al-Harbi indicated that the establishment of the commercial attaché comes within the efforts of the authority to enhance the Kingdom's commercial presence and expand in foreign markets through the opening of new commercial attaches. It is worth noting that the volume of trade exchange between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Australia amounted to 8.1 billion riyals for the year 2021 - according to preliminary data.