Paris, Ramadan 7, 1436, Jun 24, 2015, SPA -- Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah, Minister of Commerce and Industry, stressed that the visit made by Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, to the Republic of France came within framework of distinguished and friendly relations between the two countries. He pointed out that this visit was preceded by a number of official visits between the two countries, including Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud's visit to France in September, 2014, and French President Francois Hollande's visit to the Kingdom in December, 2014. During these visits, a number of agreements between the businessmen of the two countries were signed in addition to the recent visit made by the French President to the Kingdom in May, 2015. This came in the 36th meeting of the Saudi-French Business Council held today in Paris. Al-Rabiah stressed importance of cooperation between the two countries to promote trade exchange between the two countries and to find an active environment encouraging the private sector in both countries to seize available investment opportunities in Saudi Arabia and France in order to support the economies of both countries in all fields. --More 16:50 LOCAL TIME 13:50 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w