ATHENS : Greece and Saudi Arabia will explore further bilateral ties in multiple sectors with a focus on energy, as announced by the two countries during the two-day visit of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz to Athens.
"We would like to explore further opportunities between our two countries and our two economies to partner and attract more Saudi investment into Greece," Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in remarks welcoming Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday, Greek national broadcaster ERT reported.
"By connecting the electrical grid, we can deliver considerably cheaper renewable energy to Greece and southwest Europe via Greece... We are also working on hydrogen and how to make Greece a hydrogen hub for Europe. That changes everything for both of us "Mohammed bin Salman, for his part, stated. He also stated that trade and security will be discussed during his visit, according to the Xinhua news agency.
According to the Greek national news agency AMNA, Greek and Saudi private business groups are set to sign a number of agreements in the domains of maritime transport, aquaculture, waste management, culture, food and agricultural goods, construction, and defence technologies.
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