Saudi King in Talks with Italian and Chinese leadership over Coronavirus

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz

Custodian of the Two HolyMosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz held separate telephone calls onFriday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Italian Prime Minister GiuseppeConte.

King Salman expressed SaudiArabia's solidarity with Italy as it confronts the coronavirus outbreak,saying the Kingdom was closely monitoring the developments.

The two leaders hoped thatthe G20 efforts and policies would help overcome the coronaviruspandemic and limit its global impact.

In his talks with Xi, KingSalman hailed China's success in combating the virus, noting the uniqueexpertise its medical institutions have gained from handling the crisis.

He stressed the need tolearn from China's experience in confronting the virus.

For his part, Xi underlinedthe close relations between Saudi Arabia and China, hailing Riyadh for offeringits support to his country at the beginning of the crisis.

He also underscoredBeijing's readiness to cooperate with Riyadh in confronting the outbreakthrough all possible means.

He also praised SaudiArabia's leading role as president of the G20 and its efforts in ensuring thesuccess of the group's virtual summit on Thursday and that was chairedby King Salman.

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