On January 20, 2016 local time, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who was accompanying President Xi Jinping on a visit to Saudi Arabia, met in Riyadh with Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir of Saudi Arabia.

The two foreign ministers announced jointly to journalists that President Xi Jinping and King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud agreed to establish a bilateral high-level committee to guide and coordinate cooperation between the two sides in all fields.Wang Yi expressed that President Xi Jinping's successful visit to Saudi Arabia bears milestone significance in the history of China-Saudi Arabia relations. The most important achievement is that the two sides decided to upgrade the orientation of bilateral relations and establish a comprehensive strategic partnership. The two sides also reached extensive consensus on jointly building the "Belt and Road", launching cooperation in production capacity and deepening cooperation in fields including energy, aerospace, nuclear power and renewable energy, as well as signed a series of cooperative documents.

Wang Yi said that to establish a bilateral high-level committee is not only an important achievement of President Xi Jinping's visit to Saudi Arabia, but also a significant first step to establish a comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries. The two sides will follow the general direction of comprehensive strategic partnership and vigorously promote cooperation in all fields under the guidance and coordination of the high-level committee. The two foreign ministries will discuss in details the establishment of the high-level committee so as to earnestly implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state.

Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir expressed that President Xi Jinping's visit to Saudi Arabia is of historic significance. The two sides' decisions to establish a comprehensive strategic partnership, set up a high-level committee and promote bilateral all-round cooperation in a coordinative way opened up a new chapter and even broader prospects for China-Saudi Arabia relations.