RIYADH: Arab countries will seek to improve their relations with China and look forward to a new relationship with Xi administration, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman said on Friday at an Arab-China summit in Riyadh.
“The kingdom is working to strengthen its cooperation with China to serve international stability,” the crown prince told Arab leaders and Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is on a three-day visit to the kingdom.
President Xi also said that the meeting “will lead to a better future,” adding that China seeks “full cooperation” with Arab countries to serve the interests of China and the Arab world.
Saudi Crown Prince hosts Chinese President Xi
Xi met Gulf leaders at the summit after signing various agreements with Saudi Arabia earlier. The leader of China spoke to regional leaders on his third day of his trip, only his third trip outside China since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
State television showed leaders of the Cooperation Council, made up of six wealthy nations, including the Qatari leader and the Bahraini king, arriving at a conference in Riyadh on Friday.
“Gulf countries and China can achieve economic and industrial cooperation,” Xi told Gulf leaders meeting in Riyadh, declaring that the Cooperation Council is successfully overcoming global challenges.
