Libreville, Aug. 30, 2022, SPA -- President of the Commission of Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) Gilberto Da Piedade Verissimo received here Advisor at the Royal Court Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Qattan, in the presence of Gabonese Foreign Minister Michael Moussa Adamo. During the meeting, they discussed ways of cooperation between the Kingdom and the ECCAS. They also discussed opportunities to enhance economic and investment cooperation and joint coordination to serve common interests. Following the meeting, the ECCAS issued a statement affirming its strong support for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's hosting the "First Saudi-African Summit" and "the Fifth Arab-African Summit" in Riyadh, as well as supporting the Saudi Arabia's bid to host the Expo 2030 in Riyadh, stressing that this support comes due to the Kingdom's great ambition and ability to achieve the highest levels of innovation and to provide an unprecedented experience for this global version. For his part, Advisor Qattan expressed thanks and appreciation of the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for this support, which reflects the distinguished relations between the Kingdom and ECCAS’s state members. --SPA 01:29 LOCAL TIME 22:29 GMT 0002 www.spa.gov.sa/w1779186