Deputy crown prince arrives in Beijing to warm welcome Key agreements signed KSA, China get down to business
BEIJING: Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, second deputy premier and minister of defense, arrived here on Monday from Islamabad.
He is on an official visit to China upon the directive of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, and in response to the invitation of the Chinese government.
Prince Mohammed was received at the Beijing airport by Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wang Chao, Chinese Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Li Huaxin, a number of Chinese government officials and members of the Saudi Embassy in Beijing.
The official delegation accompanying the deputy crown prince includes Minister of Finance Ibrahim Al-Assaf, Minister of Commerce and Investment Majid Al-Qassabi, Minister of State and Cabinet member Mohammed Al-Asheikh, Minister of Culture and Information Adel Al-Toraifi, Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Abdul Rahman Al-Fadli and Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir.
Also accompanying the delegation are Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid Al-Falih, Housing Minister Majed Al-Hogail, Minister of Telecommunication and Information Technology Mohammed Al- Suwaiyel, Chief of General Intelligence Khalid Al-Humaidan and a number of high-ranking officials.
Meanwhile, a number of commercial and investment deals between Saudi Arabia and China were signed during the Saudi-China Business Forum, which was held on the sidelines of the deputy crown prince’s visit, in Beijing on Monday.
One of the deals included an agreement between the Council of Saudi Chambers and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), while other deals were signed between the Saudi companies such as Al-Ajlan Group, Al-Jabr Holding, Al-Jeraisi Group and others with their Chinese counterparts.