President Xi Jinping met with King Salman of Saudi Arabia

On the afternoon of December 8 local time, President Xi Jinping met with King Salman of Saudi Arabia at the Royal Palace in Riyadh. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Jingwen

Staff Report, Riyadh, December 8 (Reporters Du Shangze, Guan Kejiang) On the afternoon of December 8, local time, President Xi Jinping met with King Salman of Saudi Arabia at the Royal Palace in Riyadh.

President Xi Jinping said that he was very happy to visit Saudi Arabia again after six years. I still remember the last visit to Saudi Arabia. I am pleased to see that the important consensus we have reached on developing China-Saudi Arabia relations is being transformed into tangible cooperation. Sino—Saudi Arabia cooperation has broad prospects. China regards Saudi Arabia as an important force in the multipolar world and attaches great importance to the development of a comprehensive strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia. China is willing to continue to strengthen strategic exchanges with the Saudi Arabia side, deepen cooperation in various fields, serve the development interests of the two countries, and maintain world peace and stability.

Salman said that he warmly welcomed President Xi Jinping to visit Saudi Arabia again. Your successful visit to Saudi Arabia in 2016 was unforgettable. In recent years, the strategic docking and cooperation between Saudi Russia and China in various fields have made good progress. Both sides have an important consensus on many issues. China's interests are also the interests of the Saudi side. I attach great importance to the development of relations with China, and I am willing to work with President Xi Jinping to promote the continuous development of the comprehensive strategic partnership between China-Saudi Arabia and benefit the friendly people of the two countries, which is also conducive to achieving peace, stability and tranquillity in the region and the world.

The two heads of state personally signed the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement between the People's Republic of China and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and agreed to hold a meeting of heads of state alternately between the two countries every two years.

Ding Xuexiang and Wang Yi participated in the above activities.