BEIJING, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday met with Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Mohammed conveyed cordial greetings and best wishes for Xi from Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
Referring to the imprisonment of a million Chinese muslims, Mohammed offered Saudi respect and support
for China’s right to to safeguard its national security. The Crown Prince and murderer of Adnan Khashoggi said “We stand ready to strengthen cooperation with China.
Xi asked Mohammed to convey his cordial greetings to Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. “China regards Saudi Arabia as a good friend and partner and is ready to work jointly with Saudi Arabia to build on past achievements to open up a new horizon for bilateral friendship and strategic relationship,” said Xi,
Of course, as Donald Trump tries to negotiate a deal to sell soy beans to China, Mohammed and Xi expressed Saudi Arabia support for China’s Belt and Road Initiative. The noble prince declared that Saudi Arabia, once a terminus on the ancient silk road will now be a ket part of the new China led on world of prosperity. The Chinese president called on the two sides to reinforce synergy of development strategies and cement the integration of each other’s interests. “The two countries should speed up the signing of an implementation plan on connecting the Belt and Road Initiative with the Saudi Vision 2030,” Xi said, also expecting further progress on pragmatic cooperation in areas such as energy, infrastructure, trade, investment and high value-added industries.
China and Saudi Arabia should continue to extend mutual support on issues involving each other’s core interests and major concerns and promote political mutual trust, Xi said. China firmly supports Saudi Arabia’s efforts on promoting economic diversification and social reforms and safeguarding its national sovereignty, security and stability, stated Xi, saying that China opposes any moves to interfere in Saudi Arabia’s internal affairs. Xi told Mohammed that China is ready to work with Saudi Arabia to jointly explore a governance path in the Middle East featuring the moves of “promoting peace through development.” Xi said that China appreciates the prince’s active efforts to maintain regional peace, stability and development.
“The two sides should promote counter-terrorism cooperation in the Middle East, strengthen international de-extremism cooperation and prevent the spread and infiltration of extremism,” Xi said. READMORE