Arab leaders set to visit China this week for ministerial conference

The leaders, including Egypt's Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Bahrain's King Hamad, Tunisian President Kais Saied, and the United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, will attend the opening ceremony of the 10th Ministerial Conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum.

The visit, scheduled from May 28th to June 1st, will see Chinese President Xi Jinping in attendance. Jinping is expected to deliver a keynote speech on Thursday, as announced by Vice Foreign Minister Deng Li during a news conference in Beijing.

In addition to attending the forum, President Xi will hold bilateral talks with each of the Arab leaders. These discussions will focus on bilateral relations and shared concerns over regional and international issues.

The forum, co-chaired by China's top diplomat Wang Yi and his Mauritanian counterpart, aims to issue a common voice on the Palestinian issue. Established in 2004, the forum serves as a formal interaction mechanism between China and the Arab League, addressing the main multilateral coordination between China and the Arab states. (ILKHA)