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

  Xinhua News Agency, Riyadh, December 8 (Reporter Wu Zhongmin and Liu Hua) On the afternoon of December 8 local time, President Xi Jinping met with King Salman of Saudi Arabia at the Royal Palace in Riyadh.

  Xi Jinping pointed out that he is very happy to visit Saudi Arabia again after six years.

I still remember the scene of my last visit to Saudi Arabia.

I am glad to see that the important consensus we have reached on developing China-Saudi Arabia relations is being transformed into tangible cooperation results.

China-Saudi Arabia cooperation has broad prospects.

China regards Saudi Arabia as an important force in the multi-polar world and attaches great importance to developing a comprehensive strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia.

China is willing to continue to strengthen strategic communication with Saudi Arabia, deepen cooperation in various fields, serve the development interests of the two countries, and maintain world peace and stability.

On the afternoon of December 8 local time, President Xi Jinping met with King Salman of Saudi Arabia at the Royal Palace in Riyadh.

This is the signing of the "Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement between the People's Republic of China and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia" by the two heads of state, agreeing to hold a meeting between the two heads of state in turn every two years.

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  Salman expressed that he warmly welcomes President Xi Jinping to visit Saudi Arabia again. Your successful visit to Saudi Arabia in 2016 was unforgettable.

In recent years, Saudi Arabia and China have made good progress in strategic docking and cooperation in various fields. The two sides have important consensus on many issues. China's interests are also Saudi Arabia's interests.

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 Saudi Arabia and China, so as to benefit the friendly people of the two countries, which is also conducive to the realization of peace, stability and tranquility in the region and the world.

On the afternoon of December 8 local time, President Xi Jinping met with King Salman of Saudi Arabia at the Royal Palace in Riyadh.

This is the signing of the "Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement between the People's Republic of China and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia" by the two heads of state, agreeing to hold a meeting between the two heads of state in turn every two years.

Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Jingwen

  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 between the two countries in turn every two years.

  Ding Xuexiang and Wang Yi participated in the above activities.