Beijing, Aug. 22, 2019, SPA -- Beijing Teachers Qualification Publishing House, has held a special ceremony, in cooperation with the Center for Research and Intercommunication Knowledge in Riyadh and the Department of Arabic Language at Beijing University for Foreign Studies, to dedicate the Saudi-Chinese Publication Project and the Saudi-Chinese Friendship Library and launch three books translated from Saudi classical literature into the Chinese language. The ceremony, held yesterday, was attended by the Saudi Ambassador to the People's Republic of China Turki Al-Madi, President of the Center for Research & Intercommunication Knowledge Dr. Yahiya bin Mahmoud bin Junaid and a number of Chinese officials. Addressing the gathering, Ambassador Al-Madi talked about the close relationship between the two countries and the role of the two leaderships in bridging friendship and strengthening relations at the political, economic, cultural and scientific levels, expressing his happiness with this big and important step embodied in the transfer of Saudi literature to the ancient Chinese language. -- SPA 21:20 LOCAL TIME 18:20 GMT 0032 www.spa.gov.sa/w1159741