China News Service, Beijing, July 19th. On July 18 local time, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Egyptian Foreign Minister Shukri in Alamein.
Wang Yi said that Egypt is one of China's most important strategic partners in Arab countries, the Islamic world, Africa and developing countries.
Under the care and guidance of President Xi Jinping and President Sisi, the China-Egypt comprehensive strategic partnership has been continuously improved with fruitful results.
After the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia, the two countries united to fight the epidemic, which has become a new bright spot in bilateral relations.
China is willing to work with Egypt to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, promote China-Egypt relations to a new level with the opportunity of the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, accelerate the construction of a China-Egypt community with a shared future, and play a role in building a community with a shared future for China, Arab and African countries. Leading role.
Wang Yi said that China highly appreciates Egypt's side with China on issues involving China's core interests and firmly supports Egypt in safeguarding its sovereignty, security, and development interests.
We are willing to deepen the docking of development strategies with Egypt, expand cooperation in areas such as production capacity, infrastructure, new energy, aerospace, and high-tech, and open up new prospects for mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries.
China will continue to support the localized production of Egyptian vaccines to help Egypt overcome the epidemic.
The two sides should strengthen people-to-people exchanges, deepen cooperation in vocational education, Chinese education, and vocational training, and consolidate the basis of public opinion for mutual benefit and friendship.
Wang Yi emphasized that both China and Egypt are major developing countries with global influence.
Both sides should hold high the banner of opposing interference in internal affairs, advocate a new type of international relations featuring mutual respect, fairness, justice, and win-win cooperation, oppose group confrontation, countermeasures to trigger a new cold war, and jointly maintain the international system with the United Nations as the core and the international order based on international law.
Shukri warmly congratulated the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, saying that Egypt is the first Arab country and African country to establish diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China. Egypt cherishes its historic friendship with China and is willing to further coordinate and cooperate with China to safeguard the common interests of the two countries. , To promote international and regional peace and stability.
The Egyptian side adheres to the one-China principle, firmly supports China's efforts to safeguard sovereignty and security, and resolutely opposes external forces interfering in China's internal affairs through issues involving Hong Kong, Xinjiang, Taiwan, and Tibet.
Egypt supports the data security cooperation initiative proposed by China.
Thanks to China for helping Egypt produce vaccines, and hope to continue to promote vaccine cooperation between the two sides.
China has set an example for the world in fighting the epidemic, and Egypt supports China's position on the issue of virus traceability.
Egypt is willing to strengthen cooperation with China in the fields of economy, trade, industry, science and technology under the framework of the joint construction of the "Belt and Road", expand cultural exchanges, and maintain communication with China on international and regional issues such as the reform of the Security Council.
The two sides also exchanged in-depth views and coordinated positions on the nuclear issues of Palestine, Syria, and Iran.
The two sides agreed to negotiate and sign the second five-year implementation outline for strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries and jointly implement the "Belt and Road" initiative plan.
After the talks, Wang Yi and Shukri signed an agreement to establish an intergovernmental cooperation committee between China and Egypt.
Wang Yi and Shu Keli also attended the “Cloud Witness” ceremony of the China-Egypt Covid-19 vaccine production project to achieve 1 million dose production.
It is also reported that during the talks that day, China and Egypt decided to assist the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip with vaccines.
The two sides pay close attention to the situation after the recent Palestine-Israel conflict and believe that while continuing to promote a just settlement of the Palestinian issue, they should be concerned about the humanitarian situation of the Palestinian people, and in particular, should take specific measures to help the Palestinian people fight the new crown pneumonia epidemic.
To this end, China and Egypt decided to rely on the new crown vaccine filling plant jointly established by the two countries in Egypt to jointly assist the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip with 500,000 doses of vaccine to alleviate the local people’s urgent tasks.
This batch of assistance will be implemented as soon as possible through coordination with Pakistan.
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