On December 4 local time, President Xi Jinping met in Johannesburg with Prime Minister Sherif Ismail of Egypt.

Xi Jinping pointed out that China always views and advances the China-Egypt comprehensive strategic partnership from a strategic perspective, and will support the stability and development of Egypt as usual. China is willing to work together with the Egyptian side to push the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership to new levels. In the next stage, both sides should enhance high-level visits and jointly chart the course for future China-Egypt cooperation, accelerate major production capacity projects in electricity, transportation, infrastructure construction and other areas under the framework of jointly building the "Belt and Road" initiative and forge highlights in practical cooperation. Both sides should also deepen security cooperation and strengthen collaboration in international and regional affairs so as to earnestly safeguard the common interests of both countries and other developing countries.

Sherif Ismail noted that since the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations between Egypt and China 60 years ago, the bilateral relations have achieved substantial development and bilateral cooperation in economy and trade, security and multilateral affairs has enjoyed sound development. The Egyptian side speaks highly of the speech delivered by President Xi Jinping at the opening ceremony of Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit this morning, holding that it will lead to more productive results in Africa-China cooperation.

Wang Huning, Li Zhanshu, Yang Jiechi and others attended the meeting.