Jeddah, Dhu-Al-Hijjah 02, 1438 H., August 24, 2017, SPA -- Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defence, received here today Vice President of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Chang Gao Li. The Crown Prince welcomed the Vice-President of the State Council of the Republic of China and his acccompanying delegation's visit to the Kingdom, wishing them a good stay. For his part, the Chinese senior official expressed happiness to visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and have meetings with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Crown Prince. Following that, the Crown Prince and the Vice President of China's Council of State co-chaired the meeting of the Saudi-Chinese High-level Joint Committee. During the meeting, they discussed aspects of joint cooperation between the two countries, particularly the areas of coordination in the political, security, commercial, energy, investment, cultural and technical fields, as well as developments in the region and the latest developments at the international level and the efforts of each country towards them. Later, the Crown Prince and the Vice President of China's Council of State co-signed the minutes of the second session of the high-level joint committee between the governments of Saudi Arabia and China. A memorandum of understanding for a partnership project for the development of desalination projects using high-temperature and gas-chilled reactors in the Kingdom, was co-signed by Prince Turki bin Saud bin Mohammed, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Company for Development and Technical Investment, and the deputy director general of the Chinese nuclear engineering company Zu Bin. A memorandum of understanding to establish a joint investment fund was also co-signed by Saudi Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Eng. Khaled Al-Falih and Chinese Vice-Chairman of the State Development and Reform Commission, Ning Ji-Cha. A memorandum of understanding on media cooperation between the Saudi and Chinese media authorities was co-signed by Saudi Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Awwad Al-Awwad and Chinese Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Li Hwa Chin. A Memorandum of Understanding between the CNPC and the Geological Survey to further tighten the cooperation between the two sides in exploring and assessing the sources of uranium and thorium, was co-signed by the Chairman of the Geological Survey Department Dr. Zuhair Nawab, General Director of China's National Nuclear Industry Corporation (CNNC) Chiang Chi Min. -- More 22:34 LOCAL TIME 19:34 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w473342