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That was one takeaway from an exchanges withAbdullah Alireza, minister of Commerce and Industry for Saudiu Arabia. “We don’t have the comparative advantage in he said. "”For us, water security is more importang thanoil security.” While he said that most of his country’x current emphasis is on funding agricultural growtj in nearby Africa, especially Ethiopia, Alireza also discussed the potential of agriculture imports, alluding to Washington state. “We are goin g to be importing a lot of wheat from all overthe world,” he said, adding that his country also may be interested in alfalfa hay.
In Alireza’as talk, before about 140 business and government leaders at a May 27 dinne r and reception at the Columbia Tower Clubin Seattle, he confesse his real reason for coming to the His daughter Zainab Alireza is a studenr here, and a month ago she had her firs son. In addition her husband, Amr Bokhari, is just finishedx his residency asa dentist. “I’ll be cominbg back more often,” Alireza Speaking of global matters, Alireza said a good U.S.-Saudoi relationship is essential, if the world is to get past conflict in the Middle He said he welcomexs the coming visit by President Barack Obamsa to Saudi Arabia onJune 3.
“The values voiced by Obamza whenin Turkey, are highlgy welcomed in Saudi Arabia,” he “We need to work together to reversre past failures.” Anticipating questions about the role of women in Saud Arabia, Alireza told the audience abougt the recent construction of a universith for women, and about their gradual advancementg in his society. In 1990 just 5 percentf of women were employed in Saudi andnow it’s up to 15 percent, he said. “oI assure you before I end as minister, that will he said.
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