Chronology: Exchange of high-level visits between Chinese, Saudi leaders
23/4/2006 9:38
Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday for a
three-day state visit, the second leg of his five-nation tour, which has already
brought him to the United States and will also take him to Morocco, Nigeria and
Kenya.
The following is a chronology of the exchange of high-level visits
between Chinese and Saudi leaders since the two nations established diplomatic
relationship in 1990:
On July 9-11, 1991 -- Chinese Premier Li Peng paid an
official goodwill visit to Saudi Arabia, the first visit by a Chinese leader to
the kingdom.The two sides reached broad consensus on many international and
regional issues of common concern, such as the peace process in the Middle
East.
On Oct. 14-21, 1998 -- Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz (now
the Saudi King) paid an official visit to China, during which he held talks with
Chinese President Jiang Zemin and Premier Zhu Rongji. The two governments signed
a memorandum of understanding on setting up a joint committee for economic and
trade cooperation.
From Oct. 31 to Nov. 3, 1999 -- Chinese President Jiang
Zemin paid a state visit to Saudi Arabia, during which the two sides signed
several agreements on cooperation in the fields of broadcasting and television,
exchange of news information between Chinese and Saudi news agencies, education,
and oil production.
On Jan. 22-24, 2006 -- Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz
paid a state visit to China, during which the two sides signed a protocol on
bilateral cooperation concerning petroleum, natural gas and minerals, as well as
several documents with regard to investment, economic and trade cooperation, and
technical support.
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