Riyadh, Rabi'II 09, 1437, January 19, 2016, SPA -- Minister of Finance Dr. Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Assaf met here this evening with both the Chinese Minister of Commerce Gao Hucheng and Chinese Chief of Leading Group for Financial and Economic Affairs Liu He. During the meetings, bilateral relations between the two countries, especially in the economic and financial fields and ways of developing two-way tradethey were discussed. They also discussed latest developments with regard to the resumption of negotiations about a free trade agreement between China and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia currently holds the rotating presidency of the Supreme Council of the GCC. The meetings were attended by a number of officials. --SPA 23:34 LOCAL TIME 20:34 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w