Austrian Ambassador: We Aim to Deepen Economic, Investment Cooperation with Saudi Arabia

Austrian Ambassador: We Aim to Deepen Economic, Investment Cooperation with Saudi Arabia

Oskar Wustinger, the Austrian Ambassador to Riyadh, has highlighted a robust shared aspiration between Austria and Saudi Arabia that is currently driving private sector companies in both nations to actively bolster bilateral investments across a range of vital sectors.

These sectors encompass infrastructure, transportation, mining, tourism, entertainment, green technology, and renewable energy.

This comes at a time Vienna is looking forward to hosting the upcoming Saudi-Austrian Joint Economic Committee meetings in May 2024.

“Bilateral relations between the two countries are exceptionally robust on both the political and economic fronts,” Wustinger told Asharq Al-Awsat.

“This is evident in the multifaceted nature and scale of participation across various levels, including high-level ministerial meetings,” he explained, reminding that the Saudi minister of economy and planning had recently returned from a successful visit to Vienna.

“We see significant investment opportunities in working together in the realms of infrastructure, transportation, mining, tourism, entertainment, green technology, and renewable energy,” affirmed the diplomat.

“Saudi Arabia’s vast expanses of land and abundant resources in sunlight, wind, and seawater position it favorably to become a key producer of solar and wind energy, in addition to green hydrogen,” he added.

“We explored avenues to deepen bilateral cooperation in areas such as environmental concerns, cybersecurity, and dual education