Page 3 - Patrick Simonnet News Today

Middle-East Arab News and Opinion - Asharq Al-Awsat is the world’s premier pan-Arab daily newspaper, printed simultaneously each day on four continents in 14 cities

The EU is working to exempt citizens of all Gulf Cooperation Council countries from the visa requirement, Patrick Simonnet, the EU’s Ambassador to Saudi

RIYADH: The EU is currently working on a system that would exempt Gulf citizens from visas, the bloc’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia has revealed. Patrick Simonnet also revealed a new plan is in the works, that will be announced soon, for Saudi citizens that facilitates the process to attain multiple visas.

RIYADH: The European Union’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Patrick Simonnet confirmed on Friday that the bloc is keen to boost its partnership with the Kingdom. The EU unveiled its first long-term strategy to shape future Gulf ties on Wednesday, when the High Representative and the European Commission adopted a joint communication — “Strategic Partnership with the Gulf.” EU

Ambassadors from EU countries in Saudi Arabia have shared messages celebrating Europe Day, which on May 9 each year celebrates peace and unity on the continent. The date marks the anniversary of the historic Schuman Declaration in 1950. Following the foundation of the EU in 1993, observance of Europe Day by national and regional authorities increased significantly. In a tweet,

Europe Day, which is celebrated on May 9, marks the founding of the EU, a project for peace, unity and prosperity that we Europeans value highly and are immensely proud of. We are keen to share this celebration with our partners across the world. We invite our friends and partners, the people of Saudi Arabia, to celebrate this milestone together with us. The year that has

RIYADH: Foreign ambassadors and other diplomats in Saudi Arabia have been conveying Eid Al-Fitr greetings to the Kingdom and its people as festivities continue. Martina Strong, charge d’affaires of the US Embassy in Riyadh, spoke about the occasion in a 50-second video, tweeted by the US Mission. She said: “On behalf of the United States Mission to Saudi Arabia, it gives me

Relations between Saudi Arabia and the EU and its member states are decades old and are becoming increasingly close. The last two years have, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, seen an unprecedentedly high level of visits by European heads of state and government, foreign ministers and the EU high representative to Riyadh, along with visits by many Saudi ministers and officials to

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states will have an important role as the EU plans to cut Russian gas imports by two-thirds before the end of the year, said the EU ambassador to the Kingdom. Speaking to reporters in Riyadh, Patrick Simonnet said that the EU has proposed a new plan to reduce its dependence on Russian energy amid Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, and Saudi Arabia

TDT | Manama The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com Bahrain Center for...