On December 15, 2023, the first meeting of the China-Saudi Arabia-Iran trilateral joint committee concluded in Beijing. Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs Wang Yi had a group meeting with heads of Saudi Arabian and Iranian delegations. The meeting, chaired by Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Deng Li, followed up the progress of the implementation of the Beijing Agreement. Deputy Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Waleed Al-Khuraiji and Deputy Foreign Minister of Iran Ali Bagheri Kani led the Saudi Arabian delegation and Iranian delegation, respectively, to attend the meeting.

The meeting reviewed the positive results achieved in the relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran under the guidance of the Beijing Agreement reached in March this year with the support of the People's Republic of China, including the reopening of the embassies of the two countries in Riyadh and Tehran, mutual visits and meetings between the foreign ministers of the two countries. Both Saudi Arabia and Iran expressed appreciation for the important role played by China and for hosting the meeting.

Both Saudi Arabia and Iran expressed their commitment to the full implementation of the Beijing Agreement. The Chinese side emphasized that it will continue to play a constructive role and support Saudi Arabia and Iran in continuing to take steps to strengthen relations. The three parties discussed trilateral cooperation in various fields.

The three parties expressed concern over the prolongation of the current situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank of the Jordan River, and held that it poses a threat to regional and international peace and security. They stressed the need for an immediate cessation of military operations in the Gaza Strip, sustainable assistance to civilians, and opposition to forced displacement of the Palestinian people. The three parties emphasized that any arrangement concerning the future of Palestine must reflect the will of the Palestinian people, and expressed their support for the Palestinian people's right to statehood and self-determination.

The participants stressed the continuation of holding the meetings of the trilateral joint committee, and decided to hold the second meeting of the joint committee in Saudi Arabia in June 2024 at the invitation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.