Today, Saudi Aramco has ushered into a new phase, especially in the East Asian markets, Al-Faleh said, stressing that this step came within several important steps Aramco has taken all over the world and within the compliant company's plans in accordance with the Kingdom Vision 2030 and the National Transformational Program in 2020. He added that Aramco will keep on growing in other markets and concluding major partnerships with many countries and important economies at the level of the world. The Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources stressed that Saudi Aramco also targets major consuming countries for oil markets such as the United States and other countries. Al-Faleh thanked the great role played by the Malaysian government in making this agreement a reality by providing all facilitations to have it signed. For his part, Malaysian Minister Abdul Rahman Dahlan stressed the importance of this agreement between Aramco and Petronas. --SPA 20:17 LOCAL TIME 17:17 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w342851