Minister of Commerce and Industry receives Chinese Trade Minister

Riyadh, January 10, 2010, SPA -- Minister of Commerce and Industry Abdullah bin
Ahmad Zainal Ali Rida met here today Chinese Minister of Trade Chen Deming and
the accompanying delegation.


They reviewed bilateral relations and aspects of cooperation between the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and China in the commercial sphere.


The meeting was attended by a number of senior officials.

In 2008, the volume of trade exchange between the Kingdom and China amounted to
SR 155.5 billion.


--SPA