The Chairman of Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Eastern Region, Abdulrahman bin Rashed Al-Rashed met here on Monday with a Norwegian delegation headed by President of Norwegian Company for Oil and Gas, Gunnar Gerd. During the meeting, Al-Rashed briefed the delegation on trade and investment opportunities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, especially in the Eastern Region. On the other hand, Norway's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Carl Schi?tz Wibye has pointed out that there are opportunities for development of cooperation between the two countries in services and consultative works in the field of oil and shipping. He noted that the volume of trade between the two countries amounted to about $ 300 million, indicating that the Kingdom's imports from Norway annually amounted to $ 200 million. The Norwegian Ambassador added that there are a number of Norwegian companies employing more than 500 Norwegian employees in the Saudi market.
