We use cookies to optimize our website and our service. Cookies policy Functional Marketing Accepter all Save preferences Go to content MENU FR FRENCH AGENCY FOR ALULA DEVELOPMENT GOVERNANCE GÉRARD MESTRALLET Executive Chairman of Afalula Saudi Arabia and France share a vision to implement a new economic and touristic development model, focused on the absolute preservation of the environment, respectful of history, and inclusive of local populations. Through art and culture, the project will be dedicated to offering an authentic touristic experience faithful to the traditions of hospitality in the Arab World. OUR VALUES THE FRENCH AGENCY FOR ALULA DEVELOPMENT IS DEFINED BY FUNDAMENTAL VALUES, WHICH WE SHARE, WHICH WE IDENTIFY WITH, AND WHICH CHARACTERISE OUR WORK EACH DAY. SHARING From multiple disciplines and diverse backgrounds, we promote the qualities of listening and openness. Our strength lies in the harmonious blend of our multiple areas of expertise. Exchanging and sharing are inseparable from the pleasure we take in working together to support our shared project. GOODWILL Mutual respect is firmly established as the core value guiding our relationships with others. This goodwill enables us to work with others in a spirit of trust, both within the Agency and with our partners. Listening, availability and empathy make our everyday contacts particularly rewarding. COHESION United by a sense of solidarity that gives us strength and that we actively cultivate, we work hand-in-hand to successfully achieve our goals as part of our project, in an atmosphere of trust and team spirit. PERFORMANCE Our mission to jointly build the AlUla project drives us each day to surpass ourselves, to be more daring, in order to continue raising performance levels. Our team’s commitment to a shared goal is aligned with deep ethical and environmental convictions. Driven by a common goal, our collective success is the result of an ambition that is shared by all. BOARD OF DIRECTORS GÉRARD MESTRALLET Executive Chairman of the French Agency for AlUla Development – Afalula CHRISTOPHE FARNAUD Director for Middle East - North Africa, French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs CYRILLE PIERRE Deputy Director General for Globalization, French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs CHRISTOPHE BORIES Sub-Directorate for Bilateral Economic Relations, Directorate General of the Treasury, French Ministry for the Economy and Finance ARISTIDE GASANGWA Deputy-Head for Middle East countries, French Ministry for Economy and Finance ORGANISATION Full chart THE FRENCH-SAUDI BILATERAL AGREEMENT Following a bilateral agreement signed on 10 April 2018 at the Elysee Palace, the French Agency Afalula was founded in Paris in July 2018 to support Saudi Arabia in the economic, touristic and cultural development of AlUla, a region located in the North-West of the Kingdom which benefits from outstanding natural and cultural heritage. It sets out an historic cooperation between the two nations which aims to strengthen Saudi cultural and historic outreach and make the AlUla region a world-class destination, appreciated by visitors from around the globe. A COMMITMENT TO CO-CONSTRUCTION The Agency’s mission is to mobilize the full breadth of French expertise (specialists, operators, companies) and to support, within a co-construction framework, its Saudi partner, The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU), located in Riyadh and AlUla. Founded in July 2017 and headed by H.R.H. Crown Prince of the Kingdom Mohammed bin Salman, the RCU aims at protecting and developing AlUla and promoting its cultural and natural heritage, and its population. THE BEST OF FRENCH KNOW-HOW The Agency gathers a full range of leading French experts in the project's key fields: cultural engineering, archaeology, architecture and urban planning, agriculture and botany, tourism, education, security, water and sustainable environment management. AFALULA CORE EXPERTISE CULTURE & HERITAGE Heritage protection Archaeological sites development and creation of a museum complex around a research centre ARCHITECTURE & DEVELOPMENT Preservation and valorisation of the natural and cultural assets Sustainable planning of touristic infrastructure Socioeconomic development TOURISM & HOSPITALITY Turning AlUla into a world-class destination, reference for sustainable tourism SECURITY & SAFETY Security plan and strategy development HUMAN CAPITAL Development and reinforcement of the governorate’s human and training capabilities ENVIRONMENT & INFRASTRUCTURES Sustainable management of water, energy, resources and natural environment BOTANICAL PRODUCTS Concepts and products development on the Incense trade route Valorisation of local natural resources AGRICULTURE Development of a sustainable and economically viable agriculture 82 rue de Courcelles 75008 Paris – FRANCE Menu Contact Legal Notice Sitemap Privacy policy Cookies statement Privacy statement Related links French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs Ministry of Culture Royal Commission for AlUla Vision 2030 Fiscal Balance Program Public Investment Fund National Transformation Program Manage Consent © 2021 AFALULA Twitter Linkedin Youtube