Warner Bros. VP to Asharq Al-Awsat: Our Meeting with Saudi Crown Prince was Very Positive

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets Warner Bros. Chairman Kevin Tsujihara in Los Angeles. (SPA)
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets Warner Bros. Chairman Kevin Tsujihara in Los Angeles. (SPA)
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Warner Bros. VP to Asharq Al-Awsat: Our Meeting with Saudi Crown Prince was Very Positive

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets Warner Bros. Chairman Kevin Tsujihara in Los Angeles. (SPA)
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets Warner Bros. Chairman Kevin Tsujihara in Los Angeles. (SPA)

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, held talks on Monday with Warner Bros. Chairman Kevin Tsujihara in Los Angeles as part of his ongoing official visit to the United States.

The discussions addressed the opportunities for promising partnerships in the media, culture and entertainment fields.

Executive Vice President, Worldwide Corporate Communications and Public Affairs for Warner Bros. Dee Dee Myers told Asharq Al-Awsat that the two officials had a “very positive meeting”.

“We are very excited with Saudi Arabia’s efforts to widen its interests and develop its entertainment and creative fields,” she added.

She stated that Warner Bros. enjoys over a hundred years of experience in this industry.

“There are massive opportunities in Saudi Arabia and we look forward to this partnership,” she told Asharq Al-Awsat.

Prince Mohammed’s meeting with Warner Bros. officials is part of a series of talks he is scheduled to hold in Los Angeles with major entertainment and cinema companies in the US.

President of CNN International Commercial Rani Raad expressed his admiration of Prince Mohammed’s character and detailed knowledge of the film industry.

He told Asharq Al-Awsat that this eagerness to learn every singe detail of the industry demonstrates his ambition to bring the best to Saudi Arabia and its youth.

The Crown Prince had also met on Monday with Magic Leap CEO Rony Abovitz.

The two officials reviewed opportunities for prospective partnership and investments in a number of projects in Saudi Arabia.

Los Angeles is the fifth stop of Prince Mohammed’s tour of the US.

His goal in Los Angeles is to bolster the technology, entertainment and film industry in Saudi Arabia.

As part of these efforts, he held talks on Tuesday with Robert Allen Iger, chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company. He is set to also meet with officials from MGM, Universal Studios and other film industry giants.



Saudi Arabia Emphasizes Peaceful Cooperation to Achieve Global Security

Ambassador Abdul Mohsen bin Khothaila speaks during the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference. (Photo: Saudi Mission in Geneva)
Ambassador Abdul Mohsen bin Khothaila speaks during the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference. (Photo: Saudi Mission in Geneva)
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Saudi Arabia Emphasizes Peaceful Cooperation to Achieve Global Security

Ambassador Abdul Mohsen bin Khothaila speaks during the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference. (Photo: Saudi Mission in Geneva)
Ambassador Abdul Mohsen bin Khothaila speaks during the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference. (Photo: Saudi Mission in Geneva)

Saudi Arabia emphasized peaceful international cooperation as a means to achieve global prosperity, stability and security, stressing the importance of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the necessity of its full implementation.

Ambassador Abdul Mohsen bin Khothaila, the Permanent Saudi Representative to the United Nations and international organizations in Geneva, participated in the second session of the Preparatory Committee for the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference.

The ambassador called for more effective international efforts to achieve the goals and universality of the NPT, urging non-party states to join the treaty and subject all their nuclear facilities to the comprehensive safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Affirming the right to the peaceful use of nuclear technology under Article 4 of the Treaty, he underlined the importance of adhering to the highest standards of transparency and reliability, calling on all parties to cooperate to promote peaceful use for the benefit of global development and well-being.

He stated that the responsibility for making the Middle East a nuclear-weapon-free zone lies with the international community, especially the sponsors of the 1995 resolution on the Middle East.

Bin Khothaila condemned the recent statements and threats made by a member of the Israeli government regarding the use of nuclear weapons against the Palestinians, describing his words as violations of international law and a threat to global peace and security.

He further called for intensifying cooperation between the parties to the NPT to attain positive results at the next “review conference” in 2026, with the aim of achieving a safe world free of nuclear weapons.