AL-ASSAF MEETS GERMAN ECONOMY AND TECHNOLOGY MINISTER

Jeddah, June 23 (SPA) V - Minister of Finance Dr Ibrahim Al-Assaf met
here today with German Minister of Economy and Technology Michael
Glos, who is participating in Jeddah Energy Meeting.

They reviewed aspects of financial, economic and investment
cooperation between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Germany as well
as issues pertaining to the meetings of the Saudi-German joint
commission due to be held in Berlin next October.

He also met with the Executive Director of the World Bank and the
First Deputy President of the International Monetary Fund who are
also participating in Jeddah meeting.

They reviewed the international economic developments and the role
of the IMF and the World Bank notably in the Arab countries.