Saudi Arabia-Italy rels solid-ambassador

(ANSAmed) - Rome, October 27 - Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Rome Rayed Khalid A. Krimly hailed relations with Italy at an ANSA Forum on Thursday.
    "Relations between Italy and Saudi Arabia are very solid - in the economic, political and intelligence fields," Krimly told the forum entitled 'Italy and Saudi Arabia, Beyond the Crisis, the Common Challenges and New Opportunities'.
    "But there are big margins for improvement". The ambassador explained that "Italy is among the top 10 exporter countries to Saudi Arabia".
    "Economic cooperation is on the increase and there are many companies present in our country working on important projects," he added. "In the same way, many Saudis visit Italy. We also benefit from Italian help regarding archaeology.
    "Nevertheless, I think that our cooperation can expand in many other sectors, including cultural and educational exchanges. "We are part of the international group to combat financing of ISIS with Italy and the USA.
    "The Italians are more aware of the links to the Mediterranean and to the Arab world and your country is an important bridge between the Arab world, Africa and the rest of Europe".