Chinese president sends congratulations on 30th Arab League Summit

BEIJING, March 31 (MENA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday sent a congratulatory message to Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, who now holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the Arab League (AL), on the convocation of the 30th Arab League Summit in Tunis.

In his message, Xi praised the AL's efforts to promote peace, stability and development in the Middle East, Xinhua news agency reported.

He also noted that the AL has been advocating political solutions to pressing issues and contributing to the unification and self-improvement of the Arab world.

Xi emphasized that China and the Arab states share a deep-running tradition of friendship. During the eighth ministerial meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum held in Beijing last July, the two sides agreed to establish a future-oriented strategic partnership of comprehensive cooperation and common development, which was a new starting point for Sino-Arab cooperation.