UAE president arrives in Beijing for China-Arab forum

United Arab Emirates President Zayed al-Nahyan arrived in Beijing on Wednesday to attend the opening ceremony of the 10th Ministerial Conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum.

China will host Egyptian President al-Sisi as well as a number of other Arab leaders in Beijing this week, its foreign ministry said on Monday. The leaders will pay state visits to China and attend the opening ceremony of the 10th Ministerial Conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum from Tuesday to Saturday, the foreign ministry said in a statement.