مشاركة وزير الطاقة السعودي في مؤتمر سمرقند الاقتصادي

[M146-02] · سمو وزير الطاقة (HRH the Minister of Energy) · التوقيت — · مشاركة وزير الطاقة السعودي في مؤتمر سمرقند الاقتصادي · 2024-05-05

Thank You!

[M146-04] · سمو وزير الطاقة (HRH the Minister of Energy) · التوقيت — · مشاركة وزير الطاقة السعودي في مؤتمر سمرقند الاقتصادي · 2024-05-05

With your permission Mr. President, but Rich, it's very difficult to discipline a Bedouin.

[M146-06] · سمو وزير الطاقة (HRH the Minister of Energy) · التوقيت — · مشاركة وزير الطاقة السعودي في مؤتمر سمرقند الاقتصادي · 2024-05-05

You know. I'm here representing a leadership, a country, citizens of a country both women and men whom I'm so proud to say Mr. President to our friends here that a good chunk of our DNA, a good chunk of our diversity, our people from Uzbekistan that they've been part and parcel of our good Saudi citizens. And I have to admit it some of them or good chunk of them came just around the Bolshevik Revolution, and some of them they came with their military fatigue, away from trying to save their dignity, saving their religion, and saving their culture from the whims of that Revolution and they became citizens of Saudi Arabia. I have to tell you that some of them were the first to create the Saudi Army. So, we are there grateful for that effort. You're not going to discipline me. I came.. Now, I have to say it is amazing that we are almost have launched our Vision 2030 in almost the same timing that The President had launched his own Vision 2030 Crown Prince Muhammad, The Prime Minister. We know you, Rich and You Mr. President what it takes to reform and how much it is painful to reform, because you are really uprooting the going concern, and you're reaping in the future with all what goes with it, and the whims of the uncertainty, the lack of belief, the lack of passion, the lack of even wild weathers for how to put that reform into place.

[M146-07] · سمو وزير الطاقة (HRH the Minister of Energy) · التوقيت — · مشاركة وزير الطاقة السعودي في مؤتمر سمرقند الاقتصادي · 2024-05-05

But who really makes reform are only courageous people with a straight forward leadership skill. Mr. President, while coming here by the plane, I remembered a novel that was written by a novelist, a very known novelist, you may have heard of him. His name is Amin Maalouf. He's a French Lebanese. He wrote a beautiful novel called Samarkand, and it was late in the 80s, translated in 92, in English and what have you. And he had a prelude, a quotation from a poet and an American author who was living in Boston. And if you permit me to read that little part of that poem, and I will twist it to make it more modern, but because of one word "Thee", I will put it "We" or "You". He said about a fellow who the novel was called Tamerlane: "Look around you now in Samarkand. It is not the Queen of Earth. Isn't it, Isn't she the Queen of Earth? Sorry, Isn't she the Queen of Earth? Her pride is above all citizen, in her hand their destinies. This what this president has done for this country. So, would you please.. and therefore can you permit me Mr. President, and can I ask our friends attendance to do the right honorable thing, which is to give you a good standing ovation, with a good Round of Applause.

[M146-08] · سمو وزير الطاقة (HRH the Minister of Energy) · التوقيت — · مشاركة وزير الطاقة السعودي في مؤتمر سمرقند الاقتصادي · 2024-05-05

Back to your question,

[M146-10] · سمو وزير الطاقة (HRH the Minister of Energy) · التوقيت — · مشاركة وزير الطاقة السعودي في مؤتمر سمرقند الاقتصادي · 2024-05-05

Back to your question

[M146-12] · سمو وزير الطاقة (HRH the Minister of Energy) · التوقيت — · مشاركة وزير الطاقة السعودي في مؤتمر سمرقند الاقتصادي · 2024-05-05

I have to say admittedly I am very pleased to tell you, and to tell everybody that I've seen in one month almost the Deputy Prime Minister, His Excellency, Energy Minister was with me the day before yesterday. And we had a team working laboriously with all the modesty in the world, when I see modest people coming around to others by saying you have underwent a reform, and we would like to pick and learn from you the hard lessons. You can't help it, but to stand admirably for how courageous they are and how modest they are, because they are true to themselves and honest. And therefore, we have created a joint team between us and Uzbekistan in the energy sector. What we will do and work laboriously over the next few months that we will transform every bit of lesson that we have done and underwent. I can tell you reform is tough, but let me tell you also what we have been doing with our friends here. Just a short note, so far we are between signed under construction, under preparation, we will be doing 11 Giga watt of renewable, we will be doing almost 4 Giga watt of batteries. Total investment is roughly around 14 Billion. I wouldn't be surprised by end of the year it will be around 20 Billion. What is more it will be a lot. Why? Because This President had done and still do and will hopefully will continue. under your leadership, more reforms to come, more investment to come. And I wouldn't be surprised that by the end of 2030 this country, as we see it as magnificent as it is today. Can you imagine what it would be in 2030? I'd love to be here around that time.