Meeting of the Saudi-French Ministerial Committee for AlUla - Paris

Meeting of the Saudi-French Ministerial Committee for AlUla - Paris

French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot (3rd from R) receives Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah (4th from R) and Saudi Minister of Culture and Governor of the Royal Commission for AlUla Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan (3rd from L) as well as French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati (2nd from R), Chairman of the French Agency for AlUla Development Jean-Yves Le Drian (1st from R) and Acting CEO of the Royal Commission for AlUla Abeer AlAkel. (1st from L), for a meeting of the Saudi-French Ministerial Committee supervising the intergovernmental agreement signed on April 10, 2018, regarding the cultural, heritage, tourism, and human development of AlUla, at the Quai d’Orsay, in Paris, France, on November 15, 2024. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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