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Chinese Foreign Minister to visit Riyadh shortly
The Chinese minister will hold talks with Saudi leaders about ways to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries.
- By Abdul Rahman Shaheen, Correspondent, Gulf News
- Published: 18:34 January 4, 2010
- Image Credit: Gulf News
Riyadh: Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jaichi will pay an official visit to Saudi Arabia in the coming days. He will arrive here as part of a whirlwind tour of several countries, including Algeria, Morocco, Kenya, Nigeria and Sierra Leone during the period from January 5 to 14.
According to spokesperson at the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jiang Yu, this is the first visit of the Chinese foreign minister to a foreign country in the new year.
In the first leg of the tour, the minister will visit African countries, and Saudi Arabia will be the last destination.
The Chinese minister will hold talks with Saudi leaders about ways to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries.
Their talks will also cover major regional issues such as Arab-Israel conflict, and Iran's nuclear dossier.
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