Egypt's Ruling Party General Secretary Meets Chinese Publicity

Youssef Wali, general secretary of Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), met Saturday with Ding Guangen, head of the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

The two sides held cordial and friendly talks on bilateral relations.

Extending warm welcome to the visiting CPC publicity chief, Wali, who is also Egyptian deputy prime minister, said that "Egypt and China have a deeply-rooted friendship."

Wali spoke highly of the great achievements gained by China in carrying out its policy of reforms and opening to the outside world under the leadership of the CPC.

The NDP is willing to have various contacts with the CPC in order to further ties between the two countries, Wali said.

Ding, also member of the Political Bureau and member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, said that the CPC attaches great importance to developing friendly contacts with the NDP.

Such friendly contacts will contribute to better understanding of each other and promoting Sino-Egyptian relations in all fields, he said.

The CPC is ready to expand its friendly and cooperative contacts and relations with the NDP, he added.

Ding, who is heading a Chinese delegation, arrived here Thursday on a friendly visit to Egypt at the invitation of the NDP.






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