By, Index news
Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China, Mr. Zhao Leji, in the Chinese capital, Beijing.
Spokesman for the Presidency, Counselor Dr. Ahmed Fahmy, said the meeting underscored the remarkable momentum that Egyptian-Chinese relations have gained across all fronts, materializing in the form of key cooperation projects and programs between the two countries. The two sides valued the distinguished relations between the parliaments of the two countries that resulted in the formation of the Egyptian-Chinese Parliamentary Friendship Group.
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The meeting touched on ways to enhance cooperation at various political and economic levels to help the exchange of development experiences between the two peoples. In this context, the efforts of the Chinese companies supporting national projects in Egypt were appreciated, and the importance of strengthening these efforts was emphasized, especially in the fields of technology and capacity building, as well as the sectors of telecommunications, infrastructure, and energy.
The chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China affirmed that his country holds in high esteem its historical relations with Egypt, emphasizing China’s keenness to consolidate cooperation to be commensurate with the status of the two countries being among the world’s most ancient civilizations in the world. Mr. Zhao Leji also valued Egypt’s pivotal role both internationally and regionally, particularly its efforts to advance peace and stability in the Middle East, in addition to its steady progress in achieving national development.