Arab states welcome to work on Belt, Road

China welcomes Arab states to actively participate in jointly building the Belt and Road and looks forward to a greater role for the Arab League in promoting friendship and cooperation, Vice-President Wang Qishan said on Monday.

Wang made the remark in a meeting with Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, who is in Beijing to take part in the eighth ministerial meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum.

Wang noted that President Xi Jinping has twice made important speeches to the Arab world, in 2014 and 2016, and they charted the course for development of better relations.