Dr al-Assaf arrives in Tunis on Monday

Dr. Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Assaf, the Minister of Finance of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, arrived in Tunis today to lead his country's delegation taking part in the annual joint meeting of the Arab financial institutions scheduled to kick off in the Tunisian capital of Tunis tomorrow. At Gartaj international airport, he was received by Tunisia's Minister of State in charge of development and international cooperation Nourredine bin Zikra, Saudi ambassador to Tunisia Khalid bin Musaed Al-Anqari and a number of senior officials. Saudi Arabia's delegation to the meetings is composed of the Governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) Dr. Fahd bin Abdullah Al-Mubarak; Deputy President and Managing Director of the Saudi Development Fund (SDF) Eng. Yousif bin Ibrahim Al-Bassam; Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance (MOF) for International Financial Affairs Dr. Sulaiman bin Mohammed Al-Turki and a number of specialists from the MOF, SAMA and SDF. During the meetings, to be opened by Prime Minister Mahdi Jumaa, a number of issues, future programs and new ideas will be discussed. A number of meetings will also be held on the fringes of the joint meeting, including the Arab Finance Ministers Council meeting.