Majlis Al-Shura Speaker to Visit China

The Speaker of Majlis Al-Shura, Sheikh Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Al-Sheikh will start on Monday an official visit to China at the invitation of Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC).
During the visit, Dr. Al Al-Sheikh is due to meet Chinese senior officials to review bilateral relations and discuss issues of common interest in various fields, especially parliamentary spheres and the enhancement of the works of parliamentary friendship committees between Majlis Al-Shura and the National People's Congress . In a press statement, Dr. Al Al-Sheikh said that the exchanges of visits between the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Ibn Abdulaziz and Chinese President Hu Jintao have enhanced bilateral relations between the two countries in various fields.
The delegation will include a number of Shura Council's members.