Russia and Saudi Arabia: Untapped Reserves of Business Cooperation

... Sistema , and the Saudi side – by Usamah Al-Kurdi, ex-chairman of the Saudi Council of Chambers of Commerce. The bilateral council did a great deal to form business delegations for trips to Saudi Arabia, and in March 2011 Jeddah hosted the Week of Russian Business in Saudi Arabia. It was attended by representatives of 70 major Russian firms and deemed a success ( 1 , 2 ). Regular sessions of the intergovernmental commission could also serve to reinvigorate the Council's operations. The mechanism of intertwined interests ...