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liat- ed. These contacts are not sufficiently "systematic and continuous" to maintain general jurisdiction over a defendant in this action.8' See Helicopteros, 466 U.S. at 416, 104 S.Ct. 1868 (holding that purchas- ing in forum, sending personnel for train- ing in forum, and negotiating a contract in foru

ions to statutory, foreign sovereign immunity and protecting a sovereign's or sovereign's agency's legitimate claim to immunity from discovery.'" First City, Texas-Houston, N.A. a Rafulain Bank, 150 F.3d 172, 176 (2d Cir.1998) (ordering full discovery against defendant over whom court al- ready had sub

exceptions to statutory foreign sovereign immunity and protecting a sovereign’s or sovereign’s agency’s legitimate claim to immunity from discovery.” First City, Texas—Houston, N.A. v. Rafidain Bank, 150 F.3d 172, 176 (2d Cir.1998) (ordering full discovery against defendant over whom court al- ready had subje

affiliat- ed. These contacts are not sufficiently “systematic and continuous” to maintain general jurisdiction over a defendant in this action.** See Helicopteros, 466 U.S. at 416, 104 S.Ct. 1868 (holding that purchas- ing in forum, sending personnel for train- ing in forum, and negotiating a contract in forum

ownership of shares m Texas corporations, on its own, cannot be considered sufficiently systematic and continuous to establish general jurisdiction. Helicopteros, 466 U.S. at 414-16, 104 S.Ct. 1868 (finding CEO’s travel to forum for contract negotiations, employees’ travel to forum for training, receipt of fun

ally, discovery regarding NCB’s FSIA defense would necessarily subject the Kingdom to discovery, which the Court is hesitant to do unnecessarily. See First City, Texas—Houston, N.A. v. Rafidain Bank, 150 F.3d 172, 176 (2d Cir.1998); see also Arriba Ltd. v. Petroleos Mexicanos, 962 F.2d 528, 534 (Sth Cir.1992)