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German Chancellor in Saudi Arabia on energy hunt

Olaf Scholz will also travel to the UAE and Qatar. (AFP)
  • Germany wants to extend cooperation on new technologies such as green hydrogen produced using renewable energy.
  • Germany hopes to agree new energy partnerships with the oil-and gas-rich Gulf states, with the loss of supplies from Russia in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine.

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in Saudi Arabia at the start of a two-day Gulf tour, in the hope of sealing new energy deals with the fossil fuel exporters.

Scholz, accompanied by a sizeable industry delegation, was received at Jeddah airport on the Red Sea coast by Mecca region’s governor Prince Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud.

Afterwards, he went into a meeting with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

He is also scheduled to meet a group of Saudi women, before heading to the United Arab Emirates on Saturday evening and then to Qatar on Sunday.

The chancellor hopes to agree new energy partnerships with the oil- and gas-rich Gulf states, with the loss of supplies from Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine.

Berlin wants to extend cooperation on new technologies such as green hydrogen produced using renewable energy, which Germany could import in vast quantities from the Gulf states, said government sources.

The chancellor would also seek to strengthen political cooperation with the regional powers.

“We have to work with Saudi Arabia if we want to sort out, for example, the question of the war in Yemen or tackle the Iranian question,” the government source said.

On Sunday morning, Scholz will meet with UAE’s President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan.

Later that day, the chancellor will travel to Qatar to hold talks with Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.