Top legislator Wu Bangguo called in Cairo on Tuesday China and
Egypt "reliable friends" and "sincere partners," vowing to boost
the bilateral pragmatic cooperation in fields such as tourism,
investment and telecommunication.
China and Egypt respect each other and have forged productive
economic and trade cooperation, as well as close coordination on
international and regional issues, which have enriched the
bilateral strategic partnership and brought concrete profits to the
two peoples.
Wu, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's
Congress of China (NPC), made the remarks in his meeting with
Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Mahmoud Mohamed Nazef.
Wu said that China will join in hands with Egypt to
substantially implement the consensus reached between presidents of
the two countries to further cement cooperation in fields of
infrastructure, tourism, investment and telecommunication,
suggesting the two nations to work closely under the framework of
the Forum on Sino-African Cooperation and the Forum on Sino-Arab
Cooperation.
Echoing Wu's views, Nazef expressed his appreciation to the
achievements made by China in its process of economic and social
construction, speaking positively of China's roles on the various
international issues.
He also expressed his satisfaction with the current development
of the bilateral relations, especially with the two-way trade
cooperation, promising to further create favorable conditions for
Chinese businessmen to expand their investment in Egypt.
Wu also conveyed greetings from Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to
Nazef.
In his meeting with the Speaker of the Egyptian Advisory Council
Safwat Muhammad Yousuf el-Sharif, Wu highlighted that China and
Egypt are important developing nations in the world, adding that
China highly values its friendly ties with Egypt and during the
trip he already felt the aspiration from the Egyptian side to
develop strategic partnership with China.
Sharif told Wu that it's already come to the common
understanding among various Egyptian political parties to further
boost ties with China, and the Egyptian Advisory Council is willing
to foster cooperation with the NPC in an effort to make continuous
contribution to promote the friendship between Egypt and China.
Wu concluded his visit to Egypt and left Cairo on Tuesday
afternoon for Budapest, capital of Hungary, to continue his
three-nation tour to Africa and Europe, which will also take him to
Poland.
(Xinhua News Agency May 23, 2007)
