Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) meets with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Abdul Latif Bin Rashid Al Zayani in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Jan 19, 2016. Xi arrived on Tuesday for a state visit to Saudi Arabia, the first stop of his three-nation tour of the Middle East. [Photo/Xinhua] |
Resumed negotiations between China and the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) on the China-GCC Free Trade Agreement substantively concluded in principle on trade in goods after three days on Jan 19.
China and the GCC have agreed to accelerate the pace of negotiations, review progress made and hold the next round of talks in the second half of February, the two sides said in a joint press release on Tuesday.
The two have committed to work closely to conclude a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement within this year.
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