RIYADH: Saudi Minister of Transport and Logistics Services, and chairman of the Transport General Authority, Saleh Al-Jasser, received in Riyadh on Friday the secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization, Arsenio Dominguez, and his accompanying delegation.
Deputy Minister of Transport and Logistic Services Rumaih Al-Rumaih and a number of officials and representatives of relevant bodies were also present.
The meeting discussed cooperation and strengthened joint work between Saudi Arabia and IMO in the areas of maritime security and sustainable development, in line with international efforts to protect the security of sea lanes and the safety of maritime navigation.
The meeting also comes as part of the secretary general’s visit to Riyadh, which underscores the Kingdom’s leading role in supporting the organization’s projects and initiatives focusing on the protection and sustainability of maritime navigation.
It also highlights the Kingdom’s commitment to all treaties issued by the organization aimed at achieving safe maritime navigation for ships during their journeys across international shipping lines.
