[vice Minister of the National Development and Reform Commission Cong Liang meets with Amman Deputy Minister of Energy and Minerals Muhe ▪ Sinhadrami] Cong Liang, vice minister of the National Development and Reform Commission, met with Omani Deputy Minister of Energy and Minerals Muhsin ▪ Hadrami and his party in the Commission. Cong Liang said that in recent years, practical cooperation in various fields of Sino-Arab relations has been continuously promoted under the joint leadership of President Xi Jinping and Haitham Sudan. In December 2022, when President Xi Jinping attended the first China Shipping Summit, he put forward important initiatives such as strengthening industrial and investment cooperation. Our committee is willing to strengthen communication and docking with Albania, constantly expand practical cooperation in various fields, and promote the continuous development of Sino-Arab strategic relations. Minister Muhsin ▪ Hadrami said that China is Albania's largest oil and gas trading partner, and Albania attaches great importance to Arab-Chinese relations. Albania will take the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries as an opportunity to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries. We are willing to strengthen cooperation with China in the whole energy industry chain, as well as in mining, electric power and other fields.