RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Wednesday met with his Bahraini counterpart Dr. Abdullatif Al-Zayani to discuss ways of strengthening relations between their countries, the Kingdom’s foreign ministry said.
The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 153rd session of the GCC’s Ministerial Council and the joint ministerial meeting of the strategic dialogue between the GCC and Central Asian countries at the council’s General Secretariat in Riyadh.
“During the meeting, they reviewed the historical brotherly relations that unite the two countries, and ways to strengthen and develop them in various fields of joint cooperation and coordination,” the ministry said.
They also discussed aspects of enhancing joint Gulf action toward various regional and international issues and discussed topics raised in the GCC ministerial meetings.
Prince Faisal also held separate talks with his counterparts from Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan on the sidelines of the meetings.
The Saudi minister on Tuesday evening received a number of Gulf and Central Asian ministers in the historic Turaif neighborhood in Diriyah, where they toured a number of prominent sites including the Diriyah Museum, the Imam Mohammed bin Saud Mosque, the Arabian Horse Museum, and the Military Museum.
Prince Faisal also hosted a dinner in honor of the visiting delegations ahead of Wednesday’s meetings.
Saudi foreign minister meets Bahraini, Central Asian counterparts on sidelines of GCC meetings in Riyadh
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Saudi foreign minister meets Bahraini, Central Asian counterparts on sidelines of GCC meetings in Riyadh
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.
