Lisbon, , May 29, 2014

Deputy Premier of the Republic of Portugal, Dr. Paulo Portash received at the Cabinet's headquarters here yesterday the delegation of Saudi-Portuguese Joint Friendship Committee of Majlis Al-Shura, currently on a visit to the Republic of Portugal headed by the Shura Council 's Member and Vice Chairman of the Committee Assaf bin Salem Abuthneni.

At the outset of the meeting, the Portuguese Deputy Premier welcomed the delegation's members of the Shura Council , commending the positive results of his recent visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

He looked forward to expanding the horizons of cooperation between the two countries in the areas of air transport, trade, economy and joint investments due to the political and economic weight of the Kingdom in the world.

Dr. Portash also talked about the promising investment opportunities in Portugal, calling on Saudi businessmen to take advantage of those opportunities to hold partnerships and alliances between Portuguese companies with their Saudi counterparts.