Chinese FM to visit Middle East

At the invitation of Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Saud Al-Faisal Bin Abdul-Aziz, Foreign Minister of Yemen Abu Bakr Abdullah Al-Kurbi, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Oman Yousef Bin Alawi Bin Abdullah, Foreign Minister of Egypt Ahmed Ali Aboul Gheit and Secretary General of the League of Arab States Amr Mahmoud Moussa, Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing will visit the four countries from Sept. 6 to 14 and attend the first session of the Ministerial Meeting of the Forum on Cooperation between China and Arab States.

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Kong Quan made the announcement here Thursday at a regular press conference.

During his visit to Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman and Egypt, Li will exchange views with the leaders of the four countries on bilateral relations and regional situation, Kong said.

Li will also meet with Abdul Rahman Al-Attiya, secretary general of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States in the Gulf, in Saudi Arabia, Kong said.

At the first session of the Ministerial Meeting of the Forum on Cooperation between China and Arab States, Li will discuss with the foreign ministers of Arab states and Secretary General Moussa on the development of China-Arab relations and the Forum on Cooperation between China and Arab States in the new era, Kong said.

In addition, China and the Arab States will sign documents on the forum, he said.