Cairo, July 06, 2020, SPA -- The 9th Session of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum at the Ministerial Level kicked off today via video conferencing, co-chaired by Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and his Chinese Counterpart Wang Yi, with participation of the Secretary General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit. The session will discuss activating joint cooperation agreements between Arab countries and China, in addition to issues of common concern, especially the Palestinian cause and the situations in Syria, Libya and Yemen. The Forum will issue the "Amman Declaration", the Executive Program of the Forum for 2020-2022 and the joint statement of solidarity China and the Arab countries in combating the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. --SPA 14:10 LOCAL TIME 11:10 GMT 0008 www.spa.gov.sa/w1365272