Saud Al-Faisal Meets The Chineese President

Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, has concluded an official visit to the Republic of China during which he was received by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

During the reception, the Minister of Foreign Affairs conveyed to the President a message from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on the bilateral relations between the two countries and ways of enhancing them in all fields as well as regional and international issues of common interest.

Prince Saud Al-Faisal held extended talks with the Chinese State Counselor Yang Jiechi and Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi. The discussions focused on developing bilateral relations and the desire to push them to new horizons as well as regional and international issues, particularly the crisis in Syria in the light of the latest developments, the Palestinian issue and the Iranian nuclear crisis within the framework of the efforts of the group of (5 + 1).

President Xi said that China always consider relations with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from a long-term perspective, stressing that the development of friendly relations with the Kingdom represents a stable policy for China, regardless of changes at the international situation.

He called for enhancing exchanges and strengthening mutual trust between the two sides and pushing forward cooperation between China and the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council for building more mature, stable and sustainable strategic and friendly relations.

The Chinese President asked the Saudi Foreign Minister to convey his greetings to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. In turn, Prince Saud Al-Faisal conveyed the greetings of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to the president.

President Xi explained that the region is still undergoing profound and complicated changes, stressing that China is committed to promoting the peace talks and urging political solutions on many issues, and that Beijing is willing to strengthen communication and cooperation with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to maintain peace and stability in the region.

For his part, Prince Saudi Al-Faisal said that the kingdom is ready to work with China to expand exchanges and cooperation and increase coordination in key regional affairs, noting that the Kingdom attaches great importance to the relations with China.