Official: President Hu´s visit to promote Sino-Saudi friendly co-op

"The cooperation is generally good, but I think it is far from enough. I hope the cooperation can be specified, ever-lasting and deepened," Mohammed added.

Mohammed, who has been to China twice, is now expecting his third trip to Beijing in April, where he will attend an international academic conference.

The 58-year-old science advisor to Saudi Arabian King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz started learning Chinese two years ago.

"When President Hu shakes hands with me, I will greet him in Chinese: Welcome to Saudi Arabia," Mohammed told Xinhua.

Saudi Arabia is the first leg of Hu's five-nation tour. The trip will also take him to Mali, Senegal, Tanzania and Mauritius.

Editor:Liu Anqi