抖阴短视频

RIYADH: The Middle East can be the 鈥渘ew Europe,鈥� Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday as he vowed to see the region thrive economically. 

The crown prince told a packed audience at the Future Investment Initiative forum in Riyadh that he would like to see the economic transformation of the region happen within his lifetime. 

He said his 鈥渨ar鈥� was restoring the Middle East to its past glory. 鈥淚 believe the new Europe is the Middle East,鈥� Prince Mohammed said. 鈥淭he Kingdom of 抖阴短视频 in five years will be completely different.鈥�

The crown prince is driving 抖阴短视频鈥檚 Vision 2030 plan for economic and social reforms. 鈥淚f we succeed in the coming five years, other countries will join us,鈥� he said. 鈥淓ven Qatar, despite our differences with it, has a strong economy and it will be completely different in five years.鈥�

The crown prince said 抖阴短视频 had already taken 鈥渧ery big steps鈥� to develop its own economy. 

鈥淭he numbers speak for themselves,鈥� he said. 鈥淥ur non-oil revenues have almost tripled.鈥�

Prince Mohammed said the Kingdom would continue with its ambitious Vision 2030 reform plan, predicting the economy will grow by 2.5 percent this year and that growth would improve next year.

He cited 抖阴短视频鈥檚 efforts to transform its oil-dependent economy, build more infrastructure, and fight terror. 鈥淎ll our projects are going ahead, reform is going ahead, our war on extremism is going ahead, our war on terrorism is going ahead ... our efforts won鈥檛 stop no matter how they try to constrain us,鈥� he said.

Higher crude prices and an expansion of the non-oil economy helped 抖阴短视频鈥檚 economy grow in the second quarter at its fastest pace for over a year, according to official data.

The crown prince praised Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, ruler of Dubai, who he said had set the standard for Middle East societies. 

Prince Mohammed was speaking on stage with Bahrain鈥檚 Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad and Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri. 

Prince Salman said growth in 抖阴短视频 was good for the region as a whole. 鈥湺兑醵淌悠� is the engine of growth in our region and its success will be reflected on us,鈥� he said. 

Hariri spoke of the importance of forming a new government in Lebanon 鈥� something he acknowledged will take time. 鈥淲e are looking forward to forming a government that will meet the needs and expectations of the Lebanese people,鈥� he said. 

Prince Mohammed joked about allegations that Hariri was detained in the Kingdom last year 鈥� and said the Lebanese PM would be departing the Kingdom soon. 

鈥淧rime Minister Saad is staying in the Kingdom for two days so I hope you don鈥檛 spread rumors that he was kidnapped,鈥� the crown prince said.