Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is expected to arrive in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday on an official visit to the Kingdom.
China’s Ambassador in Riyadh Chen Weiqing said that he is visiting at the invitation of his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan. He will also meet with Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-General Dr. Nayef al-Hajraf during the trip.
Chen told Asharq Al-Awsat that Wang will discuss with the Saudi leadership and Prince Farhan issues of joint interest and means to bolster bilateral relations.
He added that Beijing shares Riyadh’s views on regional and international affairs.
Wang will discuss the crisis in Yemen and underscore China’s emphasis of the importance of the country’s unity and security. He will tackle the newly announced Saudi initiative aimed at resolving the crisis and paving the way for a comprehensive political solution.
They will also tackle the crisis in Syria and ways to push forward the political crisis.
China is working closely with Saudi Arabia and other friendly and allied countries to reach a political solution to the crisis, he stressed.
Saudi Arabia and China have set examples in cooperation that should be emulated by other countries, continued Chen.
On the coronavirus pandemic, the envoy said China was fully prepared to cooperate with the Kingdom to support the World Health Organization and unify global efforts to combat the outbreak and provide vaccines.
He revealed that China has so far produced five vaccines and was testing 17 others.
China has succeeded in curbing the outbreak and will achieve broader economic growth this year, he went on to say. It will work in coordination with Saudi Arabia to push forward global recovery in wake of the pandemic.
