Mohammed bin Salman and Xi Jinping close in Riyadh a series of strategic agreements
China’s President Xi Jinping and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have concluded a series of bilateral strategic agreements during the Chinese leader’s visit to the Arab kingdom.
This agreement covers plans to harmonize Saudi economic strategy under its Vision 2030 plan, organized by the crown prince, with China’s plans for its massive Belt and Road infrastructure initiative along the Gulf.
The two leaders have also signed a “memorandum of understanding in the field of hydrogen energy,” according to the official statement carried by the Saudi news agency SPA.
Xi and Bin Salman have also signed an agreement on “cooperation and judicial assistance in civil, commercial and personal status matters”.
Finally, they have also agreed on a memorandum of cooperation for the teaching of Chinese language in the country, another on the promotion of direct investment and finally, a housing agreement.