Tabuk, December 18, 2019, SPA -- The Ambassador of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, John Abizaid and his accompanying delegation met here yesterday with Chairman of Tabuk Commerce and Industry Chamber Ahmed bin Atiyyah Al-Harthi and a number of the Chamber's members and businesspersons in the region. Al-Harthi welcomed the Ambassador, stressing the depth and strength of historical relations between the two countries, adding that this visit is an opportunity to review with the American side the most important economic reports that the Chamber of Commerce is working on in Tabuk region, given its adjacent location to the Kingdom's giant projects. For his part, the Ambassador said that we must all double efforts to serve mega projects that the Kingdom is witnessing, especially in its future projects, which Tabuk is considered as the center of them, and we are ready to participate in these projects, adding that in view of investment laws and regulations in the Kingdom we can understand the flexibility and quality of work in favor of investors between our two countries, in addition to the aspects and vitality of the Saudi economy in which the Kingdom pursues a wise economic policy. He added that we will work to strengthen relations between our two countries to serve mega projects in Saudi Arabia, praising historical and close ties and relations between the two countries at all levels, expressing the aspiration to continue efforts to advance the wheel of development between the two countries, and achieve the Kingdom's ambitious vision of an attractive economic region. --SPA 14:06 LOCAL TIME 11:06 GMT 0008 www.spa.gov.sa/w1230840