The Arab Gulf States and China Are Moving To Sign a Free Trade Agreement

  • International
  • 23 October 2023
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The Secretary General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, Jassim Mohammed Al-Budaiwi, stressed that "the free trade agreement between the GCC countries and China, which is currently being negotiated, represents one of the important tributaries in strengthening the Gulf-Chinese relations in all fields, especially in the economic and investment field, and will contribute significantly to increasing the benefits gained and trade exchange between the two sides."

In front of a meeting between Gulf ministers of economy and trade with their Chinese counterpart Wang Wentao, in Guangzhou, China, Al-Budaiwi stressed that "the trade agreement between the two sides will benefit many countries and peoples, and this agreement will be a real catalyst for many regional and international economic elements."

Source (Al-Araby Al-Jadeed Newspaper, Edited)