Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General, held at his palace here today a formal talks session with Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping. At the outset of the session, the Crown Prince delivered the following speech: "In the Name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. "Your Excellency Mr. Xi Jinping, Vice-President of the People's Republic of China. "Your Excellencies. "May peace and Allah's mercy and blessings be upon you. "I am pleased to welcome Your Excellency and the members of the accompanying delegation here in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia which appreciates the friendly Chinese people and their leadership. "Our meetings reflect the keenness of our two countries under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Excellency President Hu Jintao to support and enhance our bilateral relations which witnessed continuous development at various levels since the historic visit of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to Beijing ten years ago. That visit laid the foundations of cooperation between our two countries. The cooperation was more enhanced by the recent visit by the Monarch to Beijing and the visit by the President to the Kingdom. --More
