Ivory Coast president, Prince Alwaleed discuss investment issues

Updated 07 December 2014
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Ivory Coast president, Prince Alwaleed discuss investment issues

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), met Alassane Ouattara, president of Ivory Coast during their visit to the republic to attend the 15th Francophonie Summit.
During the meeting, Ouattara and Prince Alwaleed discussed economic, investment and social issues related to their respective countries, in addition to the prince’s philanthropic activities in Africa. Ouattara thanked Prince Alwaleed for his cooperation in strengthening the bilateral economic relationship between the two countries.
The meeting between Ouattara and Prince Alwaleed was also attended by Nahla Nasser Alanbar, private executive assistant to the chairman; Hassna Al-Turki, department head, travel and external affairs; Fahad bin Saad bin Nafel, executive assistant to the chairman and Kacy Grine, adviser to the chairman.
Moreover, during the visit French President Francois Hollande and Prince Alwaleed attended the 15th Francophonie Summit at the International Conference Centre of Dakar in response to an invitation from Macky Sall, president of Senegal. The summit aims at further strengthening the current investment and economic relations within the Francophonie countries.
In addition, Prince Alwaleed met with 31 heads of state, vice-presidents, prime ministers and ministers during his visit to the 15th Francophonie Summit for countries, which have the French language in common, on the theme "Women and children in the Francophonie: Peacemakers and key players for development."
In their meeting, the prince and Sall discussed economic and investment issues. The Sall commended Prince Alwaleed on his local, regional and international investments.