Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz held a meeting in Paris on Wednesday with several heads of leading French industrial companies as part of his official visit to France.
They reviewed promising cooperation opportunities in the field of military industries, research and development, as well as technology transfer and localization in accordance with the Kingdom's Vision 2030.
Prince Khalid had kicked off his visit with a meeting with his French counterpart Sebastien Lecornu.
In a post on the X platform, Prince Khalid said he reviewed with Lecornu “our strategic relations, defense cooperation and shared vision for regional security and stability.”
He revealed that they presided over the signing of an executive plan for “cooperation on capabilities, military industries, and R&D” between the Saudi Defense Ministry and French Ministry of Armed Forces.
