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The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and China agree on Wednesday to promote bilateral economic and commercial cooperation, Kuwait's official KUNA news agency reported.
The agreement was reached at a meeting in the Saudi Red Sea port city of Jeddah between GCC Secretary-General Abdel Rahman Al-Atiah and Chinese State Councilor Wu Yi, who arrived in Jeddah Sunday evening for a five-day visit to the kingdom.
The GCC secretary-general said in a statement after the meeting that the talks dealt with political, economic and commercial cooperation between the GCC and China.
Both sides also agreed on launching new joint investment projects, he added.
Earlier in the day, Wu, who is also deputy prime minister in charge of economy and external trade, held talks with senior Saudi officials ways to cement commercial and economic cooperation.
Saudi Arabia is the last leg of Wu's six-nation Mideast tour, which has taken her to Iran, Lebanon, Oman, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
(People's Daily April 4, 2002)
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