RIYADH: Citing a global “reshaping” of economic ties, Canada’s Minister of AI and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon is moving to deepen partnerships with Saudi Arabia during his visit to the Kingdom this week.
“There’s a reshaping; the United States is openly recognizing that they are reshaping their economic relationships. And so, too, are we. So we’re deepening partnerships all over the world, including in this region, including with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” Solomon told Arab News.
“At the same time, we see the Kingdom as also moving from reliance to resilience; reliance on one commodity, the oil sector, and Vision 2030; here is a very much about diversifying economic development, and that means engaging with other countries like Canada,” he added.
“We are really excited to be here. First of all, in the Kingdom for a number of reasons; Canada and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have had a long relationship. But in the last nine months we’ve had a transformational change where we’ve had much deeper economic engagement.”
During his visit, the minister held meetings with Abdullah Alswaha, minister of communications and information technology, or MCIT; Dr. Selwa Al-Hazzaa, founder of the startup SDM; and CEO of Humain Tareq Amin.
