German Foreign Minister Westerwelle met Saudi Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah in Bonn
The world is steadfastly standing by the people of Afghanistan – as Foreign Minister Westerwelle stated, that was the central message of the Afghanistan Conference which took place in Bonn on December 5. This was also underlined by Saudi Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah who chaired the Kingdom's delegation at the conference.On the eve of the conference, the two ministers had a bilateral meeting in which they also discussed further issues of mutual interest.
Vice Prime Minister of Saxony visited Riyadh
Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economics of the Free State of Saxony, Sven Morlok, visited Riyadh with a business delegation on January 20th-23rd. The focus of the visit was on improving cooperation between Saxony and the Kingdom in the health sector, including in the area of training medical specialists and health care workers. Minister Morlok discussed these issues with the Saudi Arabian Minister of Health, Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, and visited several hospitals in the capital. He also had high level meetings in King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy and in the Ministry of Water and Electricity.
The Secretary of State and Vice-Minister in the German Ministry of Education and Research Dr. Georg Schütte visited Riyadh
The Secretary of State and Vice-Minister in the German Ministry of Education and Research, Dr. Georg Schütte, visited Riyadh on January 17th and 18th 2012. He was accompanied by representatives of leading German research institutions, namely the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research and the Scientific Research Center Juelich.
Dr. Schütte met the Vice-President of King Adbulaziz City for Science and Technology, Prince Turki bin Saud, the Vice-President of King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy, Dr. Khalid Al-Sulaiman, and the Vice-Governor of the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation, Dr. Fahad Al-Tuwaijri. The visit aimed at intensifying bilateral research cooperation especially in the sphere of alternative energy generation and environmetal technology. It was agreed to exchange a list of possible common projects between KACARE and German research institutions. Germany also supports the efforts of the Saudi Arabian Government to foster vocational training by educating sufficient numbers of highly qualified vocational trainers.
Federal Foreign Minister Westerwelle on Political Islam and Democracy
In an article published in the 13 January issue of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle addresses the role of Islamic political parties in the changes underway in the Arab world. Read this article here.
Political Islam and Democracy
The latest financial centre of Saudi Arabia, the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD), will be reducing its dependence on the Kingdom’s oil reserves and will be relying on solar technology from the German firm Conergy for a portion of its energy requirements. By installing a solar system on the roofs of towers A and C – the first solar rooftop plant in Riyadh – the KAFD is choosing sustainable architecture with the aim of achieving one of the most significant eco certifications in the world: the “LEED Gold” certification.
New financial centre in Riyadh going for solar "Made in Germany"
The exhibition „Roads of Arabia“
On January 25, HRH Prince Sultan bin Salman and the Governing Mayor of Berlin, Klaus Wowereit, will inaugurate the exhibition „Roads of Arabia“ in the Museum for Islamic Art at the Pergamon Museum. The exhibition, which will display 400 archaeological treasures from the last 6000 years found in Saudi Arabia, is under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, and Federal President Christian Wulff. It will be open to the public from January 26 until April 9. The exhibition, which is co-organized by the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities and the Museum for Islamic Art, will be a major event in the cultural life of the German capital and is expected to attract over 120.000 visitors. It will be accompanied by a large number of scientific and cultural side events.
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The contest for the 2012 European Charlemagne Youth Prize is now under way. The prize is awarded to young people between the ages of 16 and 30 who are engaged in projects designed to encourage the development of a European consciousness and identity and offering practical examples of Europeans living together as one community.
European Charlemagne Youth Prize
Germany 2012: four events in a tour of discovery
Frederick the Great’s 300th birthday
Rediscover “Old Fritz”, the great Prussian king. With 2012 marking the 300th anniversary of his birth, the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg is paying tribute to a king with a risk-loving character.
Germany 2012
