Saudi-French Agreements Boost Aviation Safety

Saudi-French Agreements Boost Aviation Safety

Saudi Minister of Transport Saleh al-Jasser and French Minister of Transport, Jean-Baptiste Djebbari sign the cooperation agreement. (SPA)

French President Emanuel Macron will visit Saudi Arabia next year to further boost the strategic partnership between the two countries and create long-term sustainable development, announced French Transport Minister, Jean-Baptiste Djebbari.

The Minister told Asharq Al-Awsat that he discussed issues of bilateral interest with the Saudi Minister of Transport and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Authority of Civil Aviation Saleh al-Jasser.

On Sunday, Djebbari and Jasser signed a joint cooperation agreement in civil aviation, air transport programs, and cooperation in safety and security projects in the aviation sector.

The agreement includes an executive program to enhance cooperation between the two sides in all transport and logistics systems.

It also takes advantage of modern and future technologies in developing multiple modes of transportation and contributes to achieving the objectives of the Saudi national strategy for transport and logistics to consolidate the Kingdom's position as a global logistics hub.

Djebbari explained that he discussed with Minister of Investment Khalid al-Falih bolstering joint investments in areas of high added value, especially technological industries, artificial intelligence, and infrastructure, in light of giant projects seeking digitization and automation, such