Chinese Vice President XI Jinping received here today Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, the Secretary General of National Security Council. During the meeting, the Chinese Vice President expressed his country's readiness to raise the level of comprehensive cooperation in the interest of both countries as well as to push forward the relations of strategic cooperation between them. On his part, Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz emphasized that the Kingdom under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz attaches great importance to developing relations of strategic cooperation with China. The Prince wished all success for the Olympic Games due to start in Beijing later today. Last night, Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz met with member of Standing Committee of Politburo of Central Committee of Chinese Communist Party Zhou Yongkang . During the meeting, Zhou noted growing relations between the Kingdom and China, pointing out that the exchange of visits between officials of the two countries has upgraded bilateral relations to the peak of strategic friendship. He expressed his country's gratitude for the assistance provided by the Kingdom to China to assist those affected by the earthquake which struck the southwestern province of Sichuan. Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz arrived in Beijing on Thursday.
