Saudi Arabia scholarship program in China ‘strengthens’ ties

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s students studying on scholarship in Beijing are helping to strengthen cultural ties with China, while gaining the skills needed to help grow the Kingdom’s economy.

These were the comments made by Industry and Mineral Resources Minister Bandar AlKhorayef during a meeting with the country’s students in Beijing, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday. 

The meeting was part of AlKhorayef’s visit to strengthen economic ties between the Kingdom and China in the industrial and mining sectors.