Pictures: China, Gulf, Arab summits in Riyadh

From right to left: Dr Nayef Falah Al Hajraf, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Sheikh Hamad bin Mohamed Al Sharqi, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain, Prince Mohamed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Saudi Arabia, Chinese President Xi Jinping Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers of Oman, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar and Sheikh Mishal Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, Crown Prince of Kuwait, stand for a photograph during the 43rd session of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit at King Abdulaziz International Convention Center. Chinese President Xi Jinping met Gulf and Arab leaders in the Saudi capital on Friday for summits he has described as 'milestone events'. The meetings come on the third and final day of Xi’s first visit to Saudi Arabia since 2016.

Prince Mohamed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Saudi Arabia greets Chinese President Xi Jinping, during the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah, led the UAE delegation at today's China-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit for Cooperation and Development in Riyadh.

Prince Mohamed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Saudi Arabia, attends the China-Arab summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prince Mohamed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud talks to Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Dr Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, Diplomatic Advisor to the UAE President speaks with Dr Nayef Falah Al Hajraf, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council upon arriving at King Khalid International Airport to attend the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit. Seen with Sheikh Nahyan bin Saif bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, UAE Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and Turki Al Dakhil, Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the UAE.

Prince Mohamed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Saudi Arabia, greeting Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, in Riyadh.

Prince Mohamed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Saudi Arabia greeting UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan during the forty-third session of the Gulf Cooperation Council GCC, in the Saudi capital Riyadh, on the sidelines of the Gulf Arab Chinese Summits, on December 9, 2022.

Prince Mohamed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Saudi Arabia, with GCC leaders during the China-Arab summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia December 9, 2022.

Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa arrives to participate in the China-Arab summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia December 9, 2022.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Riyadh.

From left to right: Sheikh Mishal Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, Crown Prince of Kuwait, Sheikh Hamad bin Mohamed Al Sharqi, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah and Dr Nayef Falah Al Hajraf, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, attend the China-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit at King Abdulaziz International Convention Center.

Oman's Deputy Prime Minister, Fahd bin Mahmoud al Said being welcomed by Prince Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz Deputy Governor of Riyadh Province, in Riyadh ahead of the Gulf Arab Chinese Summits.