On March 5, 2024, Director-General of the Department of Consular Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Wu Xi and Undersecretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Consular Affairs of Saudi Arabia Ali Bin Yousef Abdulrahman Al Mulla co-chaired the seventh round of consular consultation between China and Saudi Arabia in Beijing. The two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on facilitating personnel exchanges and safeguarding the safety and legitimate rights and interests of overseas citizens, among others.

The two sides agreed to take the important common understandings reached by leaders of the two countries as a guide to further deepen consular cooperation and promote the conclusion of relevant arrangements for visa facilitation, in a bid to boost the development of the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Saudi Arabia.