At the reception for Alok Sharma, president of COP26

[M056-01] · سمو وزير الطاقة (HRH the Minister of Energy) · التوقيت 00:00:00 · At the reception for Alok Sharma, president of COP26 · 2021-07-31 · مشاهدة عند هذا التوقيت

It is our habit here when we host guestو distinguished guests like yours and our distinguished guests from our beloved country, that it became an imposition in me that I can have to say a few words on behalf of the, now we use the word cadets, the young women and men, the cadets of the ministry, you have seen their work today, seen their passion, seen their commitment and seen their resolve, that the future of this country is theirs, they are responsible for it, they are accountable for it, and they are more determined as they have seen what you have seen just a while ago, the great builders and what they have inherited us with, that they are determined to preserve it, and prove it, and then bequeath it to the generations to come in much better shape, that has been the habit of this country ever since its inception.

[M056-02] · سمو وزير الطاقة (HRH the Minister of Energy) · التوقيت 00:01:28 · At the reception for Alok Sharma, president of COP26 · 2021-07-31 · مشاهدة عند هذا التوقيت

I believe we are much more enabled nowadays to deliver that in a much more elaborate, sophisticated, educated, and well-trained, really look at them, they have made me proud many times, they made me proud today, but more important, we are going to make our leaders proud of the work that they are doing and others within the government and the different ecosystem of the state, not just the government, the whole state.

[M056-03] · سمو وزير الطاقة (HRH the Minister of Energy) · التوقيت 00:02:17 · At the reception for Alok Sharma, president of COP26 · 2021-07-31 · مشاهدة عند هذا التوقيت

I owe it to them that if it was not for them, I would not be here standing tall and proud. I think you have seen it today, but still you have seen it on Friday that we have not demonstrated to ourselves but actually demonstrated to the entire G20, that Saudi Arabia, the UK and the US are capable of working together, recompose their asks to ensure that we continue our collaboration and we continue enabling each other to be in our comfort zones where we can continue collaboration, continue achieving the profound objective of how to attend to climate change and how to maintain our focus on sustainability, yet mindful of our priorities, our concerns, and our ambitions for where we want to be in the future.

[M056-04] · سمو وزير الطاقة (HRH the Minister of Energy) · التوقيت 00:03:38 · At the reception for Alok Sharma, president of COP26 · 2021-07-31 · مشاهدة عند هذا التوقيت

So without much ado, I want to thank you and your delegation for making the time and visit, this visit, we Aloke and I made a commitments to each other. 1. If we help the UK to manage a good successful COP26, I will be prevented from getting an glasgow kiss, which is a terrible thing to happen, do not you never think of it as a nice kiss, it is actually somebody from Scotland there smashing your nose, so do not think of it as being anything good. He promised that he will save guard from that converging kiss, because also, he promised me that we will go to Cornwall and have decent fish meals, but he also promised me that he will come with my other friend because he in February for a long weekend, we will take him to Aramco, to Juba and we will have a sleepover in Shaiba to again continue our festivity and celebration of a renewed collaboration that will take us all to a different distance and different ambitions and much more comprehensive outlook for both our country’s future.

[M056-05] · سمو وزير الطاقة (HRH the Minister of Energy) · التوقيت 00:05:19 · At the reception for Alok Sharma, president of COP26 · 2021-07-31 · مشاهدة عند هذا التوقيت

So, again, can you join me in a good stand up for innovation and a good round of applause for our guest here.