Riyadh, November 22, 2022, SPA -- Minister of State and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia stated that his country is looking forward to increasing and developing cooperation with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and working closely with it at all levels, as it considers the Kingdom as a key to the success of its partnership in the region, especially in light of the opportunities provided by the Kingdom Vision 2030 for partnership between the two countries. This came during his meeting today at the headquarters of the Federation of Saudi Chambers with Saudi business owners at the head of a delegation including 50 Slovenian companies representing a number of economic sectors. He indicated that Slovenia is making great progress as a member of the European Union, and has strong economic sectors and companies that are strongly looking forward to establishing trade and investment partnerships with the Saudi business sector, as well as joint efforts to sign a cooperation agreement with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia covering the economic, trade, tourism and educational fields. --SPA 20:03 LOCAL TIME 17:03 GMT 0029 www.spa.gov.sa/w1817218