Meeting details
According to a statement from the Egyptian presidency, the meeting between Sisi and Xi touched on:
- The Egyptian President congratulated once again on the re-election of Jin Ping as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party for a third term.
- He expressed Sisi Confidence in China’s continuation to move forward on the path of development under his leadership, and looking forward to joint work with him during the coming period to improve relations between the two sides.
- It dealt with a review of aspects of bilateral cooperation between the two countries, and the integration of the Chinese initiative "Belt and Road" With Egypt’s development efforts, especially those related to the development of Axis Suez CanalAnd the development of the country’s infrastructure, especially in the areas of roads, seaports and energy.
- looking forward Egypt To enhance Chinese tourist flows, as well as encourage Chinese companies to maximize their investments in Egypt, especially in the areas of localizing joint manufacturing and transferring Chinese technology, especially in the framework of the support that Chinese companies enjoy from the Egyptian government.
Chinese tribute
The Chinese president congratulated Sisi on Egypt’s organization of the climate summit "COP 27" Sharm El-Sheikh and the success it achieved, stressing that his country cherishes its relations with Egypt and always seeks to upgrade its partnership with Egypt in all fields.
Jinping said that Egypt has promising opportunities for Chinese investments and companies, and therefore there are broad prospects for improving trade exchange and economic cooperation between the two friendly countries.
The meeting touched on exchanging visions regarding developments in the situation in the country The Middle EastEspecially in light of the challenges facing the region, where the Chinese President appreciated the Egyptian role in maintaining peace, security and stability in the region, especially by combating terrorism And extremist ideology, or through effective Egyptian efforts to achieve a political settlement of the various crises in its regional environment, which is the role that China relies on in consolidating the Sino-Arab partnership.
historical relations
The expert specializing in international relations, Ayman Samir, said in statements to"Sky News Arabia"The Egyptian-Chinese relationship "old and rooted".
- Egypt was the first Arab and African country to recognize China since 1956, so Beijing’s eyes seemed to turn to the Arab and Middle Eastern region, especially the central countries such as the UAE, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
- The relations of all the Arab countries with China were completed in 1990, when the Arab countries established full diplomatic relations with China, to begin a new phase of cooperation between the two nations.
- Egypt’s Vision 2030 aims to enhance its cooperation with China in many areas, on top of which is the integration of the initiative "Belt and Road" Development efforts in Egypt, especially the development of the Suez Canal axis.
- Egypt has always supported providing an ideal investment environment to encourage Chinese companies to localize joint manufacturing and transfer Chinese technology.
- China is Egypt’s largest trading partner, as the volume of trade exchange between the two countries during the first 11 months of 2021 amounted to about 12 billion and 863 million dollars, and Egyptian exports to the Chinese market during the same period amounted to about 638 million dollars, an increase of 71 percent.
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The meeting comes on the sidelines of Xi Jinping’s official visit to China Saudi ArabiaTo attend the “Chinese-Arab” and “Chinese-Gulf” summits, which aim to raise relations to a new level.
Meeting details
According to a statement from the Egyptian presidency, the meeting between Sisi and Xi touched on:
- The Egyptian President congratulated once again on the re-election of Jin Ping as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party for a third term.
- He expressed Sisi Confidence in China’s continuation to move forward on the path of development under his leadership, and looking forward to joint work with him during the coming period to improve relations between the two sides.
- It dealt with a review of aspects of bilateral cooperation between the two countries, and the integration of the Chinese “Belt and Road” initiative with Egypt’s development efforts, especially those related to the development of the axis of development. Suez CanalAnd the development of the country’s infrastructure, especially in the areas of roads, seaports and energy.
- looking forward Egypt To enhance Chinese tourist flows, as well as encourage Chinese companies to maximize their investments in Egypt, especially in the areas of localizing joint manufacturing and transferring Chinese technology, especially in the framework of the support that Chinese companies enjoy from the Egyptian government.
Chinese tribute
The Chinese president congratulated Sisi on Egypt’s organization of the climate summit “COP 27” in Sharm El-Sheikh and the success it achieved, stressing that his country cherishes its relations with Egypt and always seeks to upgrade its partnership with Egypt in all fields.
Jinping said that Egypt has promising opportunities for Chinese investments and companies, and therefore there are broad prospects for improving trade exchange and economic cooperation between the two friendly countries.
The meeting touched on exchanging visions regarding developments in the situation in the country The Middle EastEspecially in light of the challenges facing the region, where the Chinese President appreciated the Egyptian role in maintaining peace, security and stability in the region, especially by combating terrorism And extremist ideology, or through effective Egyptian efforts to achieve a political settlement of the various crises in its regional environment, which is the role that China relies on in consolidating the Sino-Arab partnership.
historical relations
Ayman Samir, an expert specializing in international relations, told Sky News Arabia that the Egyptian-Chinese relationship is “old and rooted.”
- Egypt was the first Arab and African country to recognize China since 1956, so Beijing’s eyes seemed to turn to the Arab and Middle Eastern region, especially the central countries such as the UAE, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
- The relations of all the Arab countries with China were completed in 1990, when the Arab countries established full diplomatic relations with China, to begin a new phase of cooperation between the two nations.
- Egypt’s Vision 2030 aims to strengthen its cooperation with China in many fields, foremost of which is the integration of the “Belt and Road” initiative with development efforts in Egypt, especially the development of the Suez Canal axis.
- Egypt has always supported providing an ideal investment environment to encourage Chinese companies to localize joint manufacturing and transfer Chinese technology.
- China is Egypt’s largest trading partner, as the volume of trade exchange between the two countries during the first 11 months of 2021 amounted to about 12 billion and 863 million dollars, and Egyptian exports to the Chinese market during the same period amounted to about 638 million dollars, an increase of 71 percent.