Egyptian President Appreciates Friendly Relations with ChinaEgyptian President Hosni Mubarak Saturday expressed his appreciation for the long-standing friendly relations of cooperation between Egypt and China."The Egyptian-Chinese relationship is that of friends and cooperation," Mubarak said during a meeting with Shi Guangsheng, Chinese minister of foreign trade and economic cooperation. He called for exchange of more visits between the two countries, saying that the bilateral relations are such that "the leaders of Egypt and China may visit each other at any time and in the absence of advance notice." Shi Guangsheng briefed Mubarak on the outcome of the fourth session of the Chinese-Egyptian Joint Economic and Trade Committee. He said the two sides succeeded in reaching consensus on expanding economic and trade cooperation, and signed a number of agreements in the fields of trade and investment. After the meeting, the two countries signed the minutes of the joint committee meetings. Shi and his economic and trade delegation wrapped up a four-day visit to Egypt on Saturday. |
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