RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan made a phone call to his Zambian counterpart Stanley Kakubo, the Kingdom’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
During the call, Prince Faisal thanked the Zambian foreign minister for supporting the Kingdom’s request to host the Expo 2030 in Riyadh.
They held discussions on bilateral relations and ways to enhance them, as well as the most prominent regional and international developments of common interest.
Meanwhile, Djibouti announced its support for Saudi Arabia’s request to host the World Expo 2030, in a memorandum received by the Kingdom’s ambassador to Djibouti, Faisal bin Sultan Al-Qabbani.
The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps and Djibouti’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Dya-Eddine Said Bamakhrama, said his country would contribute to mobilizing the necessary support to ensure the organization for this global event in Riyadh succeeds.
Saudi FM thanks Zambia for supporting Expo 2030 in Riyadh
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Saudi FM thanks Zambia for supporting Expo 2030 in Riyadh
- Prince Faisal made a phone call to his Zambian counterpart Stanley Kakubo
- Djibouti announces its support for the Kingdom’s request to host the World Expo 2030
SDAIA president says Saudi Arabia is building an integrated AI ecosystem
RIYADH: Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority President Abdullah Al-Ghamdi says that Saudi Arabia is moving steadily to establish artificial intelligence as a trusted national capability, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Guided by the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030, Al-Ghamdi said the goal is to use AI to help develop government services, enhance competitiveness, build human capacity and improve quality of life through a comprehensive strategy based on three main pillars that unlock the potential of this technology and achieve sustainable developmental impact.
“The first pillar focuses on building human capacity and enhancing readiness to engage with AI technologies,” he said.
The second pillar is building an integrated national AI ecosystem that drives expansion and innovation by developing advanced digital infrastructure that enables various sectors to adopt AI applications efficiently, consistently and with effective governance, Al-Ghamdi said.
The third pillar, he said, is governance that ensures responsible and measurable AI through a national framework aligned with international standards.
This came during Al-Ghamdi’s speech at a high-level ministerial session held on Thursday on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi.
He is heading the Saudi delegation, and the session saw broad participation from heads of state, decision-makers and technology leaders from around the world.
Al-Ghamdi also had a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday evening, discussed AI cooperation and expressed his gratitude for hosting the summit and for the hospitality extended to the participants.
