Riyadh, February 06, 2020, SPA -- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud made today a telephone call to President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China. During a phone conversation, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques shared with the President and friendly people of China painful feelings due to the outbreak of novel coronavirus. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques expressed condolences to the families of the deaths, wishing the injured a speedy recovery. The King pointed out the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's confidence of the Chinese government's capability to deal with impacts of this virus. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques also directed King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) to provide urgent assistance to China in order to contain impacts of coronavirus. For his part, the President of China affirmed his country's sufficient experience to deal with this epidemic and address its impacts, expressing thanks to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for his keenness and strong support for combating this coronavirus. He added that this matter reflects a depth of relations between the two countries. --SPA 18:33 LOCAL TIME 15:33 GMT 0018 www.spa.gov.sa/w1261453