Jeddah Quotes

The Jeddah Economic Forum is pointing the way to a blueprint for the economic future for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf. Our vision is to set the process and standards for national, regional and economic development for the Kingdom and beyond. - Amr Enany

I should like to repeat what I stated recently in the Jeddah Economic Forum in Saudi Arabia: It won't be the religion, but rather the world-view of some of its followers that shall be made current. - Recep Tayyip Erdogan

For people with special needs, we not only polish their skills to help them be a productive individual but also support employing them or finding them jobs. We have an agreement now with the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry to establish an office there to receive applications by people with special needs and to make a database for the kinds of training and employment opportunities available for them to match them with. - Mazin Ridwan

[But there was at least one official who apparently didn't get the word on his visiting VIP. In Jeddah, when Hughes paid a courtesy call on the Saudi Minister of Information, he greeted her by saying:] Tell me what you are seeking to hear I'm not sure what it is. ... I'm really here to listen. - Karen Hughes