A HISTORIC VISIT
2016-03-22 01:23:39
Beijing Review 2016年4期
Chinese President Xi Jinping （front left）， accompanied by Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud （front right）， visits the historic Murabba Palace in Riyadh， capital of Saudi Arabia， on January 20.
The Chinese president started the 2016 diplomatic year with a state visit to Saudi Arabia， Egypt and Iran on January 19-23. During his two-day trip in Saudi Arabia， the first by a Chinese head of state to the kingdom in seven years， Xi witnessed an upgrade of China-Saudi Arabia relations—the two governments have agreed to form comprehensive strategic partnership—and deepened energy cooperation between the two countries.
