THE NINTH CONFERENCE ON MINERAL RESOURCES WILL BE HELD ON OCTOBER 30 IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA. MORE THAN 100 ARAB AND FOREIGN EXPERTS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE CONFERENCE WHICH WILL BE ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 1000 DELEGATES FROM THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS IN THE ARAB AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES. SAUDI MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND MINERAL RESOURCES ENG ALI IBRAHIM AL-NAIMI SAID THE CONFERENCE WILL CONTRIBUTE POSITIVELY TO ENHANCING COOPERATION AMONG THE MINISTRIES AND ORGANIZATIONS CONCERNED WITH MINERAL RESOURCES IN THE ARAB COUNTRIES FOR REALIZING CONTINUOUS ECONOMIC GROWTH. HE NOTED THAT CONSTANT ECONOMIC GROWTH WILL PAVE THE WAY FOR CREATION OF NEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ARAB COUNTRIES AS WELL AS FOR EMERGENCE OF A SUCCESSFUL MINING SECTOR IN THE ARAB COUNTRIES. SPEAKING AT THE NINTH ARAB CONFERENCE FOR MINERAL RESOURCES, HELD YESTERDAY IN RABAT, AL-NAIMI SAID SUCH CONFERENCES PROVIDE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR REVISION, EVALUATION, DEVELOPMENT AND RENEWAL. AL-NAIMI POINTED OUT THAT THE CONFERENCE WILL MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO GET ACQUAINTED WITH THE LATEST SYSTEMS AND FIELD APPLICATIONS BEING CARRIED OUT IN THE WORLD. IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET ACQUAINTED WITH THE PIONEERING EXPERIENCES IN THE FIELD OF EXPLOITING MINERAL RESOURCES. HE NOTED THAT THE CONFERENCE WILL MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO ESTABLISH COOPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE ARAB INVESTORS AND THE FOREIGN INVESTORS, AND WILL OPEN DOORS FOR EXCHANGE OF EXPERTISE IN THE FIELD OF MINING INDUSTRY AT THE LEVEL OF THE ARAB WORLD.
