Ashgabat, Jumada II 16, 1437, Mar 25, 2016, SPA -- The Joint Commercial Forum for Saudi and Turkmenistan Businessmen has started its works here the day before yesterday in the presence of the Minister of Commerce and Industry Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, currently on a visit to the Republic of Turkmenistan and Turkmen Minister of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations Bayar Abaev. At the forum opening ceremony, Dr. Al-Rabiah delivered a speech in which he commended the brotherly relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Turkmenistan as well as the mutual respect between the two countries and their joint Islamic heritage, supporting the interests of the two countries. He pointed out to the investment opportunities being provided by the Kingdom to the Turkmen investor and its keenness to open channels for investment to serve the two countries. --SPA 11:00 LOCAL TIME 08:00 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w