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Saudi Arabia will soon its very first national orchestra and opera. France will Saudi to up the musical groups. The two countries a series of agreements on Monday to cultural ties, and cooperation through the arts. France's Culture Minister said: "Today, an agreement was signed with the Paris Opera to help Saudi Arabia set up a national orchestra and an opera." The world-famous Paris Opera will help Saudi Arabia its own classical music performances and operas. Plans already under way for the country's first opera house to be in the kingdom's second largest city, Jeddah. Saudi Arabia will $64 billion in its entertainment industry over the next decade.

The agreement is part of a plan by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Vision 2030. He wants to many areas of Saudi life. There were other projects in the cultural agreements between France and Saudi Arabia. French archaeologists will on developing Saudi Arabia's Al-Ula region in the northwest of the country. The area rich in ancient archaeological sites. French experts will help to the area. Another key part of the agreement the translation of literature. France's Culture Minister , "the importance of books in both directions, from Arabic into French and French into Arabic".