China, Saudi Arabia Strengthen Dual Partnership

Saudi Arabia and China have reaffirmed their cooperation on the global oil market and the principle of non-interference in internal affairs.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Saudi King Salman signed a series of strategic deals, including one involving Chinese tech giant Huawei.

In a statement on Friday, the two sides said they “exchanged views regarding ways to reinforce and develop comprehensive strategic partnership relations between the Kingdom and China”.

It stressed the principles of sovereignty and “non-interference” while affirming the importance of a peaceful solution to the Ukraine conflict.

The two sides stressed the importance of stability in world oil markets and agreed to explore investment opportunities in the petrochemicals sector.

Also, China's foreign ministry cited Xi as saying; “China looks forward to working with Saudi Arabia and Arab states to turn the two summits into milestone events in the history of China-Arab relations and China-GCC relations, and bring these relations to new heights."