Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and GCC Secretary General Nayef bin Falah Al-Hajraf at the meeting. Photo: CGTN

During a meeting between Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and GCC Secretary General Nayef bin Falah Al-Hajraf, the two sides highlighted the importance of resuming the talks which have lasted for years.

Al-Hajraf said that relations between the GCC and China are based on mutual trust and respect, and the GCC and all its members value the strategic cooperation with China. The GCC chief confirmed that China tops the GCC's list of resuming free trade negotiations, adding that he hopes that the GCC-China talks will end with an agreement as soon as possible, to enhance the mutually beneficial cooperation in digital economy and high tech areas.