ONA__On behalf of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, HH Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers, headed the Omani side at the GCC-China Summit for Cooperation and Development..

HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), gave a speech at the opening of the summit. He said that the summit reflects the joint desire to reinforce GCC-Chinese cooperation. He noted that GCC states look forward to cooperating with China at different levels and elevating this cooperation to higher spheres.

In his speech, President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China, called for the consolidation of the GCC-China economic partnership, accomplish integration and push development forward. He expressed his country’s welcome for GCC states’ participation in the Global Security Initiative.

“We are working to establish the Chinese-GCC Centre for Nuclear Security," said, the Chinese President, adding that steps are underway to establish an investment council with GCC countries to enhance cooperation in the areas of investment in clean energy.

President Xi affirmed his country’s keenness to launch a series of projects for cooperation with GCC states and augmenting the imports of crude oil and natural gas from them.

The official delegation of the Sultanate of Oman comprises during the summit Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister, Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Sa’eedi, Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, Dr. Said bin Mohammed Al Saqri, Minister of Economy, HH Sayyid Faisal bin Turki Al Said, Oman’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Abdullah bin Khalfan Al Balushi, Head of the Private Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers, and other officials.