KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s ability to develop its tourism sector has attracted the Saudi government to establish a closer bilateral relation in the tourism sector.

The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) in a statement here said the matter was raised by chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage Ahmad Aqil Al Khatib during a courtesy call by Minister Datuk Mohamaddin Ketapi in Riyadh yesterday.