Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al Sisi met on Friday with the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the sidelines of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum in Beijing.
President Sisi met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Wednesday. A summit talks in the Chinese capital, Beijing, was held as part of the President’s visit to China.
The Spokesman for the Presidency, Ahmed Fahmy, said China’s President Xi Jinping received President Sisi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, where an official reception ceremony was held.
The national anthems of the two countries were played and the two presidents inspected the Guard of Honor.
The official reception ceremony was followed by an extensive session of talks between President El-Sisi and President Xi Jinping, focusing on ways to cultivate closer bilateral relations.
The meeting coincided with the 10th anniversary of the elevation of Egypt-China relations to the level of Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
Within this context, a joint statement was issued, outlining the areas of cooperation and coordination between the two countries in the coming period.
Those include the declaration of the “Year of the Egyptian-Chinese Partnership”, which will feature a variety of diplomatic, economic and cultural activities.
During their summit talks, President Sisi and President Xi Jinping exchanged views on regional and international developments.
President Sisi emphasized the urgent and imperative need to end the war in Gaza, underscoring the gravity of the Israeli military operations in the Palestinian city of Rafah and their severe humanitarian, security and political consequences.
Sisi returned to Egypt on Friday after ending his visit to China which started May 28 and until May 31. During the visit, President El-Sisi also attended the opening session of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum.
Source: Egypt Today
