Faisal bin Abdulrahman bin Moammar, Supervisor General of the King Abdulaziz Public Library, extended his thanks to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz for his approval of the signing of a memorandum of understanding regarding the establishment of the library's branch at Beijing University. In a press statement, Moammar noted that "The step embodies the distinguished relations of friendship between the Kingdom and the Republic of China". He also added that "The project comes in line with the King's directives for reviving civilized dialog and cultural communication between the Kingdom and countries of the world".