CHINESE PRESIDENT HU JINTAO, WHO IS CURRENTLY VISITING SAUDI ARABIA, PAID A VISIT HERE TODAY TO SAUDI ARAMCO. THE CHINESE PRESIDENT AND THE ACCOMPANYING DELEGATION WERE RECEIVED BY SAUDI ARAMCO'S PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ABDULLAH JUMAA AND VICE PRESIDENTS. IN A WELCOMING SPEECH, JUMAA COMMENDED DEEP, IMPORTANT, CONSTRUCTIVE AND FRUITFUL RELATIONS BINDING SAUDI ARAMCO AND CHINA WHICH ARE CONSIDERED THE MOST IMPORTANT RELATIONS IN THE FIELD OF ENERGY IN THE WORLD. HE NOTED THAT THE COMPANY HAS ADOPTED AN EFFECTIVE AND PIONEERING ROLE IN PROVIDING OIL SUPPLIES NEEDED BY CHINA TO CONTINUE ITS PROCESS OF PROSPERITY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH. THE CHINESE PRESIDENT TOURED AN OIL EXHIBITION AND EXPRESSED HIS ADMIRATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF OIL INDUSTRY IN THE KINGDOM. THE CHINESE PRESIDENT WAS ACCOMPANIED BY MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND MINERAL RESOURCES ENG. ALI AL-NAIMI AND SAUDI AMBASSADOR TO CHINA SALIH AL-HUJEILAN AS WELL AS CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO SAUDI ARABIA WU SIHE. EARLIER TODAY, THE CHINESE PRESIDENT AND THE DELEGATION VISITED KING FAHD CAUSEWAY TO WATCH THE LANDMARKS OF THE EASTERN REGION.
