For his part, President Sisi stressed that Egypt places a high priority on the comprehensive strategic partnership with China. In November, Madbouly visited China to attend the opening ceremony of the first China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai. Addressing the opening ceremony of the exhibition, Madbouly said that Egypt is enthusiastic about boosting cooperation with China in various fields. Egypt's former ambassador to Beijing, Mahmoud Allam, told Xinhua that the Egypt-China relations witnessed a "strong momentum in building strategic partnership" this year. The former diplomat praised highly Chinese cooperation in development projects across Egypt and the diversity of Chinese investments in the country.

Source: Egypt Today December 28, 2018 10:18 UTC