The Kingdom and China Sunday signed a number of agreements and cooperation programs between the two countries. The agreements were signed in the presence of King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Wen Jiabao, the visiting Chinese Prime Minister. Crown Prince Naif Bin Abdul Aziz, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, was also present. Earlier, the Chinese leader met King Abdullah and they “discussed regional and international developments, as well as cooperation between the two countries.” A cooperation program between the Diplomatic Studies Institute of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom and the Chinese Foreign University was signed by Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Foreign Minister, and his Chinese counterpart Yang Jitche. A memorandum of understanding between Saudi Arabian Basic Industries (SABIC) and Chinese Sinopec Corporation was signed to build a plant to produce poly carbonate in the Chinese city of Tianjin. It was signed by Prince Saud Bin Abdullah Bin Thinayan, President of the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, who is also President of SABIC, and Futching Yu, President of the Board of Directors of Sinopec. Dr. Yousuf Al-Othaimeen, Minister of Social Affairs and Acting Minister of Culture and Information, and Yang Jitche, China's Foreign Minister, signed the executive program for the cultural arrangement between the Kingdom and China for 2012-17. An agreement between the two governments on the peaceful usage of nuclear energy was also signed. Signatories for the two parties were Dr. Hashem Yamani, President of King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy, and Chang Peng, President of the National Commission for Development and Reforms of China. A working program between King Abdulaziz Public Library and the University of Beijing was signed by Faisal Bin Abdulrahman Bin Muammar, the library's General Supervisor, and Li Yanson, President of the Chinese University. On Saturday, Wen met with Crown Prince Naif, SPA reported. Wen also held talks with the head of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, an OIC statement said. The Gulf tour will also take Wen to the UAE and Qatar.
