H.E. Mr. Abdullah bin Adel Fakhro, the Minister of Industry and Commerce, participated in the second annual ministerial roundtable on the future of minerals, which was held within the framework of the second edition of the International Mining Conference, held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The meeting discussed enabling the creation of resilient mineral value chains across the major region from Africa to West and Central Asia, with the participation of a number of ministers, and representatives of government delegations, representatives of multilateral organizations and agencies, leaders in the mining and minerals sector, and non-governmental organizations from countries in the region and beyond.​

The meeting also focused on the region's ability to contribute to the growing global development of important mineral value chains, encouraging responsible mining, increasing the value of mineral wealth in our region by becoming the suppliers of choice through positioning the region as an emerging center for "green" minerals, and global cooperation, to establish "centers of excellence" to enable development in the regions.