Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in Beijing on a state visit to China, today paid a visit to China's Vice President Li Yuanchao. Upon arrival at the venue, a photo session was held. Then, a meeting between the Saudi side, led by the Crown Prince, and the Chinese side, led by the Vice President, took place at the outset of which the Vice President welcomed the Crown Prince, confirming the keenness of the Crown Prince on boosting the friendly relations between the two counties, citing the great contributions he made to enhance cooperation between the Kingdom and China. The Chinese Vice President asserted that the Kingdom enjoys a great status as China's most important partner in the Middle East and Arab Gulf region, noting that China attaches great interest to the visit of Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and that the keenness of the Chinese leadership to meet with the Crown Prince is the best evidence of the firmness of relations and the interest to develop them. --More 11:04 LOCAL TIME 08:04 GMT تغريد