Special Report:
Premier Wen visits 7 African
countries
CAIRO, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian media have shown
great interest in the two-day official visit to Egypt by Chinese Premier Wen
Jiabao, which started on saturday at the invitation of his Egyptian counterpart
Ahmed Nazef.
Egypt's top-selling daily Al-Ahram on Sunday
published a commentary entitled "Prospects of Egyptian-Sino Partnership" and
valued highly Wen's visit, saying it is of great importance to improve bilateral
relations between Egypt and China.
The commentary summed up three characteristics
boasted in Egyptian-Sino ties: bilateral relations have kept developing; the two
countries have been coordinating in regional and international issues based on
bilateral ties; development of Egypt-China ties was based on cultural
cooperation and two nations' common stance on regional and international
issues.
Egypt and China established their diplomatic
relations 50 years ago.
The ties between the two countries would enter a new
stage of maturity and are set to benefit the two nations more, said the
commentary.
On Saturday, the newspaper also published an article
with a title of "New Prospects of Egypt-China Ties", saying that Wen's visit was
regarded as a move to open a new page for bilateral relations.
It said that China has become a major power in the
world both politically and economically, thus China will play an increasing role
when the world is seeing political double standards and economic imbalance.
China has consistently supported Arab nations,
especially regarding the Palestinian question, the article said, adding that
China has long called for peaceful means to solve international disputes on the
basis of justice and equity.
It, however, noted that political and economic
cooperation between the two nations was far from enough to satisfy the need of
the development of the two nations.
Hence, Egypt should politically strengthen
cooperation with China, which would generate more support for the Arab cause,
said the article.
In economic front, Egypt should develop the Egyptian
economy through learning experiences from China, especially in the technology
and information industry, and lure more Chinese investment, added the article.
Another daily newspaper Al-Gomhuria reported on
Sunday that Egypt and China signed 11 accords and memorandums of understanding
during Wen's stay in Cairo, which are set to push forward economic and trade
cooperation between the two countries.
The report quoted Egyptian cabinet spokesman Magdi
Radi as saying that Wen and Nazef agreed to deepen bilateral strategic and
cooperative relations.
The cooperation between Egypt and China could go
beyond the bilateral form to a bigger range, said Radi, citing that China could
improve its economic exchanges with European and African countries by making use
of Egypt's geostrategic advantage.
Radi said that Egypt and China reached broad
consensus during Wen's visit, which coincided with the 50th anniversary of the
establishment of Sino-Egyptian diplomatic ties.
The two sides agreed to enhance bilateral political
relations through further development in economic and trade aspects, Al-Gomhuria
said, praising that both sides also voiced joint commitment to realizing peace
and stability in the Middle East.
Wen left Egypt for Ghana Sunday noon to continue his
African tour, which will also take him to the Republic of Congo, Angola, South
Africa, Tanzania and Uganda. Enditem
