'Golden decade' forecast for China-Egypt relations

Egypt and China are being tipped to embark on what a former Egyptian ambassador to China calls a "golden decade" of partnership.

Ali El Hefny, who also served as deputy foreign minister of Egypt, talked of expanding horizons for collaboration between the two countries.

"There is a determination in both Cairo and Beijing to maintain relations and coordinate on all regional and international situations," El Hefny, vice-president of the Egypt-China Friendship Association, said.