Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources stresses importance of strategic partnership with China's industrial and mining sector 

RIYADH: Strategic partnership between Saudi Arabia and China in the industrial and mining sector is important and crucial, the Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar bin Ibrahim Al-Khorayef said.

Cooperation between the two countries has witnessed remarkable growth during the past five years, Al-Khorayef is cited by Saudi Press Agency as saying.

Non-oil exports during 2021 amounted to more than SR36 billion ($9.5 billion), while the Kingdom’s imports from China during the same period reached SR112 billion riyals, Al-Khorayef said.