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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
RIYADH, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) — Chinese Vice President Han Zheng and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud met here on Wednesday and pledged to further develop bilateral ties and cooperation.
Han Zheng noted that Saudi Arabia is a comprehensive strategic partner of China and that Beijing has always placed Riyadh in an important position in its diplomacy.
According to him, in the 35 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, especially since Xi Jinping's successful visit to Saudi Arabia in 2022, China-Saudi relations have achieved new positive progress.
Han Zheng said China will make greater contributions to global development through new achievements in its modernization, which will provide valuable opportunities for the future development of China-Saudi relations.
Beijing is willing to work with Riyadh to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, strengthen high-level exchanges, continuously support each other on issues affecting their core interests, expand practical cooperation in various fields and enhance people-to-people and cultural exchanges, so as to elevate the China-Saudi Arabia comprehensive strategic partnership to a higher level, he said.
China is also willing to strengthen cooperation with Saudi Arabia in multilateral affairs, enhance coordination on multilateral platforms such as the UN and the G20, promote global governance in a more just and reasonable direction, and promote the building of a community with a shared future for humanity, Han Zheng added.
The Crown Prince, in turn, said that China is an important major power in the world and that the two countries are good friends and partners, the political relations between them are strong and at the highest level of development, and Saudi Arabia firmly adheres to the one-China policy.
Cooperation between Beijing and Riyadh is based on mutual benefit, he said, adding that Saudi Arabia is willing to deepen cooperation with China in areas such as economy and trade, investment, artificial intelligence, renewable energy and mining to achieve common development.
He said Saudi Arabia shares China's position on regional and international issues, appreciates China's efforts to promote reconciliation between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and values its fair position on the Palestinian issue. He also expressed hope that China will play a greater role in maintaining regional peace and stability.
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