FILE PHOTO: China's President Xi Jinping (R) and Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud shake hands during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 16, 2017. REUTERS/Lintao Zhang/POOL/File Photo

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman by telephone on Thursday, Chinese state media reported.

No matter how the international or regional situation may change, China’s resolve to deepen cooperation with Saudi Arabia would not change, Xi said, according to the report.