Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received here today participants in the symposium of dialogue between the Arab and Chinese civilizations organized by the Ministry of Culture and Information in Riyadh during the period from 1 to 3 December. During the audience, which was attended by Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General, Chinese former deputy foreign minister and head of the Chinese delegation ambassador Bang Fotchang delivered a speech in which he thanked the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for receiving them. The head of the Chinese delegation said, "We reject linking terrorism with a nation or environment." He hailed the positive role of the kingdom in the regional affairs and Saudi-Chinese relations saying the Saudi-Chinese relations are now in their best stage. Then, an Arab League official spoke on Arab-Chinese cooperation in political, commercial and cultural fields. --more
