Meeting between Chinese President and the King of Saudi Arabia
Chinese President Hu Jintao and Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz held talks Saturday in Riyadh (Saudi capital) and they reached important consensus on strengthening bilateral cooperation in various fields and promote development of friendly relations and bilateral strategic cooperation.
Mr. Hu, who arrived Saturday morning for his first state visit to Saudi Arabia said that China attaches importance to bilateral relations.
He said that bilateral relations had made remarkable progress since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in July 1990, and both countries have become good friends with mutual trust and good partners with the cooperation sincere.
The consensus reached between the two parties earlier this year on establishing strategic relations of friendship and cooperation marks a new era in the development of bilateral relations, Hu said.
Hu attributed the smooth development of bilateral relations to their mutual principle and pragmatic cooperation, and outlined five main areas of bilateral cooperation at this stage:
- Encourage investment and cooperation between companies from both countries.
- deepen energy cooperation, strengthen cooperation in oil trade and explore cooperation in the storage of petroleum, refined petroleum and chemicals.
- Developing bilateral trade.
- Promote cultural and educational exchanges to enhance mutual understanding and friendly relations between the two peoples.
- Develop mechanisms for bilateral cooperation.
In response to Hu’s remarks, King Abdullah said Saudi Arabia wanted to cultivate friendly relations and conduct sincere cooperation from all fields with China. He added that bilateral cooperation has benefited both countries and to peace, stability and prosperity in the region.
The two leaders also exchanged views on regional situations, the Israeli-Palestine conflict and the Iraq issue.
Hu stressed that China was following closely the situation in the Middle East and the Gulf region and made its own efforts to promote peace and development in the region.
The two leaders also attended a signing ceremony on the bilateral cooperation documents following their talks.
Saudi Arabia is the second leg of the tour of five countries Mr. Hu, who previously visited the United States and will visit Morocco, Nigeria and Kenya.
Saudi Arabia is the largest trading partner of China in West Asia and North Africa. The volume of bilateral trade reached 16 billion dollars in 2005.24.04.06
会晤中总统和沙特国王
中国国家主席胡锦涛与沙特国王阿卜杜拉本阿卜杜勒阿齐兹举行了会谈，星期六在利雅得（沙特首都），他们就加强两国在各个领域的合作达成重要共识，推动发展两国友好关系和战略合作。
胡锦涛，谁抵达进行首次国事访问，以沙特星期六上午说，中国重视双边关系。
他说，两国关系取得了自两国建交1990年7月成立了显着进展，两国有相互信任与合作的好伙伴成为好朋友真诚的。
达成的共识，双方建立友好合作标志着两国关系发展的新时代的战略关系，今年早些时候，胡锦涛说。
胡归功于两国关系的顺利发展，相互的原则和务实合作，并概述了在现阶段五双边合作的主要领域：
-鼓励投资与合作来自两国的公司。
-深化能源合作，加强在石油贸易合作，探索在石油，精炼石油和化学品储存的合作。
-发展双边贸易。
-促进文化和教育交流，增进相互了解和两国人民之间的友好关系。
-发展为双边合作机制。
回应胡锦涛的谈话内容，国王阿卜杜拉说，沙特希望培育的友好关系，开展从中国各个领域的真诚合作。他补充说，双边合作两国受益和对和平，稳定与繁荣。
两国领导人还就地区形势交换了意见，以色列和巴勒斯坦冲突和伊拉克问题。
胡锦涛强调，中国是密切关注中东局势以及海湾地区和作出了自己的努力促进该地区的和平与发展。
两位领导人还出席了双边合作文件的会谈后签字仪式。
沙特是五国之行胡锦涛，谁访问过美国，还将访问摩洛哥，尼日利亚和肯尼亚的第二站。
沙特是中国最大的贸易在西亚和北非伙伴。在双边贸易额2005年达到160亿美元。24.04.06
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