Saudi Arabia, China sign $28 billion worth of economic accords

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A total 35 agreements had been signed at a joint investment forum held by Saudi Arabia’s investment agency SAGIA DUBAI: Saudi Arabia and China signed economic cooperation agreements worth a total of $28 billion at a joint investment forum during a visit by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Beijing, Saudi state news agency SPA said on Friday. It said 35 agreements had been signed at the forum, held by Saudi Arabia’s investment agency SAGIA. It also said four licenses for Chinese companies had been awarded at the forum. The forum, which coincided with the official visit of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman China as part of his Asian tour, aimed at enhancing opportunities for joint cooperation between the two countries in various fields. Other cooperation agreements signed during the forum included areas of the Kingdom"s target sectors such as renewable energy aimed at activating cooperation and consultation frameworks in the field of investment development in wind turbines by manufacturing Electric control devices, wind turbine structures, turbine blades and wind generators with an investment of $ 18 million. The agreement aims to open up to 800 new job opportunities in one of the most targeted sectors of sustainable development.

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