RIYADH: As he concludes a four-year tenure defined by the rapid transformation of Vision 2030, Portuguese Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Nuno Mathias has reflected on the deepening economic ties and the profound “eye-to-eye” cultural connection between the two countries.
“Saudi energy and the implementation of Vision 2030 have given me a great boost and interest in my work here, and to some extent pushed me to do more,” he said.
Speaking to Arab News, the official reflected on his time in the Kingdom, recalling when the previous ambassador told him: “Saudi Arabia is not what you think.”
Mathias arrived in the Kingdom in January 2022 and said he had had the “privilege to witness firsthand the transformations of the Kingdom and the implementation of Vision 2030.”
He highlighted the cultural and people-to-people connections he had observed between the Saudi and Portuguese people immediately on his arrival.
