Paris, Sha'ban 18, 1435, Jun 16, 2014, SPA -- The Saudi French Business Council held a joint meeting in the French capital of Paris today to discuss ways of enhancing the partnership between the two countries. Addressing the meeting, Dr. Mohammed bin Laden, Chairman of the Saudi side in the Council, said the policy of the government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has qualified the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to occupy a pioneering seat in the forefront of developed countries, particularly in the economic aspect, lauding the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Program for External Scholarship and citing that there are 1500 Saudi students in France in the current time. He drew the attention to the importance of the Council availing the current distinguished relations between the two counties to further enhance the roles of the business sectors in the two countries, cater to the opportunities offered by both the Saudi and French economies to promote the partnership and upgrade the trade exchanges to new potentials. Bin Laden also gave an account on the investment environment in terms of legal infrastructure to facilitate investment access in the Kingdom, noting that the Saudi market suggests that France could enter with confidence the industrial, nuclear and renewable energies, infrastructure and other key investments. --SPA 21:59 LOCAL TIME 18:59 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w