Canadian-Saudi relations

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Contents 1 Official Relations 2 Economic Relations 3 Other Relations 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Official Relations

In 2000, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien made a state visit to Saudi Arabia.

[edit] Economic Relations

Saudi Arabia is Canada's largest trade partner among the seven countries of the Arabian Peninsula, totalling more than $2,000,000,000 in trade in 2005[1], nearly double its value in 2002.[2]

Canada chiefly imports petroleum and oil from Saudi Arabia, while exporting manufactured goods such as aircraft, cars, machinery and optical instruments.

[edit] Other Relations

Saudi Arabia is the 10th highest contributor to Canada's population of foreign students, with approximately 700 students chiefly studying medicine.[3]

Approximately 8,000 Canadians reside in Saudi Arabia.[4]

In 2000, Canadian William Sampson was arrested by the Saudi government for complicity in a suicide bombing in Riyadh, while maintaining his innocence. He was freed three years later.

[edit] See also

• Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Ottawa

[edit] External links

• Saudi Embassy in Ottawa site