Riyadh, October 14, 2019, SPA -- The Chairman of the Council of Saudi Chambers (CSC) Dr. Sami bin Abdullah Al-Obaidi has described the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin as a historical visit, due to its strategic dimensions in the development of Saudi-Russian relations at all levels, especially the economic field. He commented the historic visit of Russian President and his accompanying trade delegation from major Russian companies to discuss opportunities of cooperation between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Russia in all fields because of its important economic impact to double the growth of Saudi-Russian trade relations, where the trade exchange between the Kingdom and Russia increased by 43% in 2018 compared to its volume in 2017, reaching about SR 5.5 billion. -- SPA 15:20 LOCAL TIME 12:20 GMT 0016 www.spa.gov.sa/w1190529