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Gulf ministers visit China to discuss strengthening energy ties | Al Jazeera |

Foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain along with the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Nayef bin Falah Al-Hajraf have arrived in Beijing for a five-day visit.

The visit, which started on Monday, follows a flurry of diplomatic activity by China's foreign minister Wang Yi, including a tour of Africa as well as visits to the Maldives and Sri Lanka.

In 2013 a much broader delegation included Egypt, Maldives and Qatar visited China ...

Assistant Foreign Minister Zhang Ming Meets with Delegation of Experts and Scholars from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait

Foreign Minister @SMQureshiPTI hosted luncheon in honor of Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Nayef bin Falah Al-Hajraf at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 5th January 2022, also inviting the Head of Diplomatic Missions of the GCC Member States in Islamabad pic.twitter.com/VrvW9CUpI9

— Spokesperson 🇵🇰 MoFA (@ForeignOfficePk) January 5, 2022

Started visit to Saudi Arabia with meeting @GCCSG Nayef Al Hajraf to make the engagement between EU & #GCC more strategic & work together on stability in the region, climate or trade. Our partnership stretches over 3 decades and builds on mutual trust & shared interests. pic.twitter.com/oNxPNtLS3r

— Josep Borrell Fontelles (@JosepBorrellF) October 3, 2021