Chinese President Xi Jinping takes a photo with leaders of states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) (Photo: Xinhua)

China’s President Xi Jinping said in Riyadh on Friday, calling on the two sides to become partners and proposing 5 areas for cooperation in the next three to five years, including finance and investment, innovation and new technologies, as well as aerospace, and language and cultures.

Chinese leader will attend a wider summit with leaders of Arab League countries spanning the Gulf, Levant and Africa.