Riyadh, Jumada II 23, 1438, March 22, 2017, SPA -- Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Eng. Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Faleh met in Riyadh today with the Canadian ambassador to the Kingdom Dennis Horak and a powerful business delegation. During the meeting, he discussed with the ambassador and the 14-member executives representing Canada's major finance institutions and investment conglomerates ties of joint cooperation in a number of fields, including renewable energy and sustainable partnership building in the fields of energy, industry and mining. The two sides also discussed ways of mutual investment and joint views on the Kingdom's national transformation program 2020 and vision 2030 and whether Canadian banks and financial institutions are ready to provide finaical support for joint ventures. For its part, the Canadian delegation expressed readiness to support joint projects between the Kingdom and Canada, establish a real and effective partnership as a key element to make the Kingdom's vision 2030 a success and continue mutual consultation between the two countries in this regard. --SPA 17:33 LOCAL TIME 14:33 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w359611