Barbados has finalised an Air Services Agreement (ASA) with the Government of Saudi Arabia.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kerrie Symmonds, today signed on behalf of the Government of Barbados, while Minister of Transport and Logistics Services, Saleh bin Nasser AIJasser, signed on behalf of Saudi Arabia.
The first CARICOM-Saudi Arabia Summit was held yesterday in Saudi Arabia.
The process for finalising the ASA began last year when Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Ian Gooding-Edghill, along with Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Tourism, Ahmed Al Khateeb initialled the draft agreement.
Finalising this agreement is a step towards enhancing relations between the two countries and provides an opportunity for Barbados to expand its global reach. It will also assist Barbados in developing an international aviation system.
Barbados and Saudi Arabia established diplomatic ties on December 17, 2007.