Premier Wen Jiabao of the State Council of the People's Republic of China received here today Speaker of Majlis Al-Shoura (Consultative Council) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Sheikh Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Al-Sheikh who is currently visiting China. At the outset of the meeting, Sheikh Dr. Abdullah Al Al-Sheikh conveyed the greetings of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Crown Prince, and the Second Deputy Premier to the Chinese President, the Premier of the State Council of the China and the Chinese people. During the meeting, they discussed issues of common interest in addition to means of enhancing cooperation between the two countries in all fields. For his part, Wen Jiabao hailed the political stability and the comprehensive development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, lauding the monarch's strenuous endeavor to enhance security and stability in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Member States and Arab countries. He also lauded the sizable position of the Kingdom at the political and economic levels as a result of its prudent policies and firm stances towards various international issues.
