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BEIJING, July 5-- China stands ready to promote the comprehensive strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Saturday in a phone conversation with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. Noting that this year marks the 30 anniversary of the establishment of China-Saudi Arabia diplomatic ties, Wang said that bilateral relations have made huge progress, especially with the establishment of the two countries' comprehensive strategic partnership and the foundation of the China-Saudi Arabia High-level Joint Committee, and cooperation between the two countries in various areas has entered the fast lane. Calling Saudi Arabia a significant emerging market economy and a world influential Arab country, Wang said that China has always put its relationship with Saudi Arabia in an important position of its overall diplomacy. China stands ready to work with Saudi Arabia to put the consensus between the two countries' heads of state into practice, and promote greater development of bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership, he added. Recalling that Chinese President Xi Jinping and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud had two phone conversations after the COVID-19 outbreak, Wang said the two countries showed brotherhood by supporting and helping each other. China is willing to continue to provide help within its own capability to Saudi Arabia and cooperate with the Saudi side to develop vaccine against COVID-19, he noted. | 
