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RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang on Thursday led discussions during the fourth meeting of the High-Level Saudi-Chinese Joint Committee.
With the aim of bolstering Saudi-Chinese relations, the talks focused on “focusing on strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries across all fields,” state news agency SPA reported.
They also touched upon key regional and international issues of mutual interest.
“Both parties commended the robust economic, trade, and investment relations between the two nations, with Saudi Arabia being China’s top trading partner in the Middle East and reciprocally, China being the Kingdom’s foremost trading partner,” a portion of the statement, issued after the meeting, said.
During the meeting, both sides discussed avenues to enhance cooperation across various fields, including politics, security, defense, energy, trade and investment, finance, science, technology, culture and tourism, SPA reported.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian, meanwhile, posted on social media platform X: “Premier Li highlighted that under the strategic guidance of the two countries’ leaders, #China and #SaudiArabia have maintained mutual respect, trust, and benefit, as well as mutual learning & understanding. The bilateral relationship has developed comprehensively, rapidly, and deeply, with fruitful results in various areas of #cooperation.”