Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, to attend the first-ever Sino-Arab summit, state-owned China Central Television reported on Wednesday, APA reports citing Sputnik.
Earlier in the day, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said that the Chinese leader would pay a state visit to Saudi Arabia from December 7-10.
The spokeswoman added that Xi would attend the China-Gulf Cooperation Council summit, as well as the Sino-Arab summit, which will be an “epoch-making milestone” in the development of Sino-Arab relations.