Riyadh, April 28 -- A special meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) kicked off on Sunday, April 28, in the Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh for the first time outside the Swiss city of Davos after the COVID-19 pandemic.

The two-day meeting on April 28 and 29 is held under the slogan "International Cooperation, Growth, and Energy for Development," with the participation of 1,000 global leaders from 92 countries, under the patronage of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

During the meeting, Saudi Arabia's Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan and IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva discussed strategies to revive economic growth amid a prolonged slowdown exacerbated by crises and dislocations.

The meeting aims to discuss global cooperation ...