Emphasizing Saudi Arabia’s black record of human rights, a British newspaper reported that Saudi Arabia was seeking to improve its image by participating in Davos.
According to Pak Sahafat News Agency International Group, The British newspaper “Financial Times” wrote in a report that Saudi Arabia, despite its black record of human rights, seeks to improve its image by participating in the World Economic Forum “Davos 2022”.
According to the newspaper, Saudi Arabia was condemned by the international community after the brutal murder of “Jamal Khashgeji”, a critical Saudi journalist, in 2018, and was ignored by many Western leaders.
According to the report, the situation has changed after four years, and Saudi officials are seeking to gain confidence and improve their image; this is because Saudi Arabia has made gains from the turmoil in the energy markets, which has increased the willingness of bankers and investors to cope with the downturn in US and European markets.
The Financial Times wrote: The Saudis hope that the Davos summit will strengthen Saudi Arabia’s position in the world.
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The newspaper wrote: Saudi Arabia now enjoys windfall profits from high oil prices. The country’s oil revenue in the first quarter reached $ 49 billion, an increase of 58% over the same period in 2021.
The report states that “Western diplomats say that after Khashgeji’s assassination and the foreign policy catastrophes in Yemen, bin Salman has become increasingly focused on implementing his economic reform agenda. While he is still the president of one of the most authoritarian and repressive countries in the region.”
The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (Davos) 2021, which was canceled due to the outbreak of the new Corona Covid-19 virus, was held between January 17 and 21, 2022 in Davos, Switzerland.
Since convening the conference, bin Salman has sought to achieve his own economic and political goals, which show how ambitious he is economically, while 70% of his country’s national income depends on oil sales.
Bin Salman is also politically seeking to improve his tarnished image among politicians and world public opinion, especially Westerners, in order to reduce the challenges and obstacles he faces.