Al-Jubeir: Mohammed bin Salman wants Saudi Arabia ‘a powerful state’

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubair said on Wednesday that the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman wants to turn Saudi Arabia into a normal and powerful country.

"The world is not used to seeing Saudi Arabia moving quickly and boldly," he said during a conference held at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

"Some criticized Saudi Arabia for progressing slowly, and today the opposite is happening,” he added.

#Davos2018: @AdelAljubeir on change in #SaudiArabia:

World is not used to us moving quickly, certainly not boldly. In the past, they criticized us for moving too slowly and now many of their heads are spinning. This is relevant to our foreign policy.https://t.co/HINROEutFC pic.twitter.com/VHQGPkzfQe

— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) January 24, 2018

The World Economic Forum will be held in Davos, Switzerland, from 23 to 26 January 2018, under the title "Building a Shared Future in a Disintegrated World.”

The conference represents a global platform that brings together leaders from both the public and private sectors around the world, as well as 340 senior politicians and officials in the world.