People's Republic of China welcomed the official visit which the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud will begin on Sunday. The remarks were made by the official spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Weng Chioan who added that the visit will strengthen ties between the two countries. In a statement to Saudi Press Agency, the spokesman said that during the visit, King Abdullah and President Jintao of China will discuss development of relations and boosting cooperation in all fields between the two countries. Other officials also spoke on the importance of the visit in boosting Saudi-Chinese relations. They included Deputy Chairman of Chinese -Saudi Friendship Association, Deputy Chairman of the Islamic-Chinese Association and Saudi Ambassador to China Salih Alhojailan.