Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Egypt began with discussions on implementing the strategic partnership between the two countries and consultations on regional issues. Xi was welcomed at Cairo Airport by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
Xi and Sisi are expected to discuss the implementation of the comprehensive strategic partnership agreement signed in 2014, as well as ways to strengthen relations between the two countries. Regional and international issues of common interest are also expected to be on the agenda.
Call to deepen the China-Egypt partnership
According to a statement by the Egyptian Presidency, the visit is expected to include follow-up on the implementation of the comprehensive strategic partnership agreement and consultations on regional and international issues.
In an article published in Egypt’s Al-Ahram, Al-Akhbar and Al-Gomhuria newspapers, Xi said that after 70 years of friendship between the two countries, relations were in “the best period in their history.”
The Chinese president called for deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership and building a community with a shared future. Xi also called for strengthening mutual trust, supporting the two countries’ core interests and expanding practical cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative.
Sisi opposes the spread of armed conflicts
According to an article by Sisi published in Al-Ahram, Cairo and Beijing agree that the spread of armed conflicts serves the interests of neither regional nor international parties.
Xi Jinping last visited Egypt in 2016.
