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Editor's Note:
Today's agenda at the G-20 Summit is dominated by the arrival of official delegations and an evening at the Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh hosted by President and Mrs. Obama. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al Faisal who underwent back surgery earlier this month is leading the
deleation from the Kingdom which arrived yesterday evening. The opening plenary is set for Friday morning at the Pittsburgh Convention Center.
SUSRIS will provide special reports from the Pittsburgh Summit through email, updates to a SUSRIS.org special section and through the SUSRIS blog. Check the SUSRIS.org homepage for all the Summit update links.
S audi Delegation Arrives in Pittsburgh Ahead of G-20 Summit
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Saud Al-Faisal arrived in Pittsburgh today for the G-20 Summit being held September 24-25, 2009. He will lead the Saudi delegation to the Summit.
The Saudi Minister of Finance, Dr. Ibrahim Al-Assaf and the Governor of Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA), Dr. Muhammad Al-Jasser, also arrived today for the meeting of world leaders and finance ministers. The G-20 nations are expected to discuss recent developments of global economy following this year's crises.
The Saudi economy's strength and influence in the world marketplace have grown exponentially during the past few decades. The Saudi economy is the largest in the Middle East and, in their "Doing Business" annual report issued earlier this month, the International Finance Corporation (IFC)-World Bank rated Saudi Arabia as the 13th most economically-competitive country in the world.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) also recently praised the strength of the Saudi economy in a public information notice released in August that highlighted the Kingdom's "leadership role in stabilizing world oil markets."
Source: Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Information Office
SUSRIS will provide special reports from the Pittsburgh Summit through email, updates to a SUSRIS.org special section and through the SUSRIS blog. Check the www.SUSRIS.org homepage for all the Summit update links.
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