China, Egypt called on to make new advances in ties

China and Egypt reiterated on Thursday their commitment to bolstering Belt and Road cooperation to make new progress in building a China-Egypt community with a shared future in the new era.

The pledge was made during Premier Li Qiang's meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Cairo, the Egyptian capital.

Li said that China is willing to encourage more capable Chinese enterprises to invest in Egypt, vowing to strengthen bilateral cooperation in areas such as the economy and trade, finance, manufacturing, new energy, science and technology, and cultural and people-to-people exchanges.