Chinese leader to announce the proposals on the development of Middle East countries within his visit to Egypt

Almaty. January 20. Silkroadnews - Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Saudi Arabia Tuesday on the first stop of his three-nation tour of the Middle East, as the world's second-largest economy seeks closer political and economic ties with the region, China.org.cn informs.
This is the first state visit by a Chinese head of state to Saudi Arabia in seven years. Xi will also travel to Egypt and Iran on his first overseas visit this year that lasts from Jan 19 to 23.
During his two-day stay in Riyadh, Xi is scheduled to hold summit talks with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to discuss lifting bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership.
Two-way trade reached 69.1 billion US dollars in 2014, growing by 230 times over that of 1990 when the two countries established diplomatic ties.
Saudi Arabia is the first Arab country Xi visits in the capacity of Chinese president, and this Middle East tour comes as China and Arab countries mark 60 years in diplomatic relations in 2016.
In Egypt, Xi will speak at the Arab League headquarters to make clear China's policy and propositions on promoting peace and development in the Middle East.
Prior to the visit, China issued its first official Arab Policy Paper, voicing hopes to bolster traditional friendly ties and all-round cooperation with Arab countries, particularly on synergizing their respective development strategies in the process of jointly pursuing the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative.
"According to Arab states' needs, China will continue to provide assistance within our means to Arab states through bilateral and multilateral channels, to help them improve self-development capability and people's livelihood," the paper says.