Arab League (AL) chief Nabil al-Arabi said here on Wednesday that relations between China and Arab countries have been "very solid and improving all the time in all fields."

"We expect more, closer cooperation in the future," the pan- Arab body's secretary general told reporters of Chinese media in the AL headquarters, ahead of his visit to China.

Arabi, who assumed office as the new AL chief in July 2011, will start his first six-day visit to China on Friday.

(Source: Xinhua)