The Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Naimi of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia stressed that Asian demand for oil will remain strong, saying " We are ready to meet all needs, and with the increasing number of people in Asia and the growth of the middle class, the demand for energy will increase, and the demand will be met through a growing set of supplies." Addressing the Energy Forum in the Chinese capital, Beijing today under the title of "The strength of the partnership", he said , "China was passing through a transitional phase, and so did our relationship in the field of energy. Since twenty years, Saudi Aramco exported a tiny amount of 20,000 barrels per day of oil to China, but today we export about one million barrels per day," noting that the visits by politicians and business leaders in both countries came as a clearer expression of this partnership, where Chinese leaders have visited the Kingdom several times; while China was the first country visited by the late King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and it was visited by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud last year with a huge delegation. --More 15:33 LOCAL TIME 12:33 GMT تغريد
