Beijing, Jumada II 17, 1438, March 16, 2017, SPA -- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China held a session of official talks at the Great Hall of the People in the Chinese capital Beijing today. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques delivered a speech in which the King said, " We express our happiness about the level of relations reached between our two friendly countries, recalling with appreciation your Excellency's visit to your friendly country, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in January 2016, during which we held fruitful meetings reflected positively on the joint cooperation in all fields. Among the fruits of these meetings were the formation of high-level Saudi-Chinese Committee that will serve as a framework to promote relations between the two countries to the level of the strategic partnership. On this occasion, I congratulate Your Excellency on the success of the 18th session of the Conference of the People's Congress which confirmed your position and wise leadership. The world is witnessing today many challenges that threaten its security and stability topped by the phenomenon of terrorism, interference in States' internal affairs, the arms race, and the clash of cultures which necessitate that the international community exert more efforts and work together to confront these challenges and enhance international peace and security. I would like to commend the positions of the friendly People's Republic of China in this area, looking forward to further coordination of positions and efforts between our two countries in this regard. --More 11:16 LOCAL TIME 08:16 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w354731