Cairo, May 19th—Liu Haixing, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee (IDCPC), met here today with Essam El-Din Farid, Speaker of the Senate of Egypt. 

Liu said, as ancient civilizations, China and Egypt share a long-standing history of friendly exchanges. President Xi Jinping and President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi have held multiple meetings, providing strategic guidance for the development of bilateral relations. China stands ready to work with Egypt to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, firmly support each other’s core interests and major concerns, deepen the alignment between the Belt and Road Initiative and Egypt’s Vision 2030, promote cooperation in science and technology, green development, people’s livelihood and other fields, conduct experience exchanges in party governance and state administration through inter-party and legislatures, and advance bilateral relations toward the goal of building a China-Egypt community with a shared future in the new era. At present, profound changes unseen in a century are accelerating across the globe, and the Middle East situation remains volatile. China stands ready to strengthen communication and coordination with Egypt, jointly safeguard the international system with the United Nations at its core and the international order based on international law, and actively contribute to peace, stability and development in the Middle East. 

Farid said, peoples of Egypt and China share a profound friendship, and Egypt-China relations serve as a model of mutual respect and cooperation between countries. Egypt congratulates the CPC on its remarkable achievements in leading China’s modernization drive and highly appreciates China’s positive efforts to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East. Currently, Egypt and China enjoy sound political relations, and cooperation in economy, trade, science and technology, education and other fields continues to deepen. The number of Chinese tourists visiting Egypt is steadily on the rise. More Chinese enterprises are welcome to increase investment and cooperation in Egypt to deliver more outcomes of practical cooperation. The Egyptian Senate stands ready to strengthen exchanges with the National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference of China, promote interactions between political parties of the two countries, learn from China’s experience in economic development and poverty alleviation, consolidate the brotherly friendship between the two peoples, and further advance bilateral relations. 

Liao Liqiang, Chinese Ambassador to Egypt, and Ahmed Al-Awadhi, First Deputy Speaker of the Egyptian Senate, attended the meeting.