At a reception in Taipei to mark Saudi Arabia's National Day, Alghamdi said the annual ceremony commemorates the unification of the Saudi kingdom 95 years ago. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is now the largest supplier of energy to Taiwan, and its top trading partner in the Middle East and Africa, he said. In 2024, Saudi Arabia was Taiwan's 17th-largest global trading partner and its top regional trading partner, with two-way trade reaching US$9.4 billion, according to Wu. Saudi Arabia has also been "a reliable and vital energy supplier to Taiwan," accounting for nearly one-third of its crude oil imports, he said. Saudi Arabia's National Day is celebrated annually on Sept. 23 to commemorate the renaming of the Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932 through a royal decree by King Abdulaziz ibn Saud.