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Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with visiting Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Ali Aboul Gheit during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, on Nov. 6, 2008.(Xinhua Photo)
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BEIJING,
Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese senior officials met with visiting Egyptian Minister
of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Ali Aboul Gheit here Thursday, and the two sides
expressed the hope to enhance relationship and cooperation.
"Egypt is China's important partner in developing
countries," said Vice President Xi Jinping, who gave highly remarks on the
cooperation the two countries conducted in such fields as politics, economy and
culture, as well as the China-Africa Cooperation Forum and cooperation forum
between China and Arab countries.
He said China paid highly attention to the relations
with Egypt, and hoped to maintain the high-level exchanges between the two
countries, strengthen bilateral cooperation on international and regional
issues, increase trade and economic cooperation, and jointly maintain common
interest of the developing countries.
Gheit said Egypt highly values relations with China
and will continue to carry out all-round cooperation so as to promote the
Sino-Egyptian strategic relationship of cooperation.
In talks with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi,
Gheit called on the two countries to further increase coordination and
cooperation in international and regional affairs.
Yang echoed him as saying that China will make closer
its coordination with Egypt in this regard and strengthen the strategic
cooperation mechanism between the two countries.
Yang also vowed to jointly hold successfully the
fourth ministerial meeting of the China-Africa Cooperation Forum scheduled in
Egypt in next year.
The two ministers also exchanged views on development
of the cooperation forum between China and Arab countries, and some
international and regional issues of common concern.
Gheit started his China visit from Wednesday at
invitation of Yang.
