Saudi ambassador to UK meets British minister to discuss GCC free trade talks

Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the UK Prince Khalid bin Bandar at the headquarters of the British Department for Business and Trade. (X/Saudi Embassy UK)

Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the UK Prince Khalid bin Bandar with the British Minister of State for International Trade, Nigel Huddleston. (X/Saudi Embassy UK)

• Two sides reviewed fourth round of free trade negotiations between Gulf Cooperation Council states and UK

LONDON: Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the UK Prince Khalid bin Bandar met with the British Minister of State for International Trade, Nigel Huddleston, for talks on trade and economic ties between the two countries, the Saudi Embassy reported on Friday.

During the meeting at the headquarters of the British Department for Business and Trade, the two sides reviewed the fourth round of free trade negotiations between Gulf Cooperation Council states and the UK held in late July.

Excellent discussions with @KSAmofaEN Ambassador HRH Prince Khalid bin Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz

We spoke about good progress in negotiations for the UK-GCC free trade deal. A deal will:

remove tariffs
strengthen supply chains
deliver mutual benefits pic.twitter.com/ApIVJtiGwW

— Nigel Huddleston MP (@HuddlestonNigel) September 7, 2023