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CAIRO — President Xi Jinping’s special representative Yang Jiechi and Egyptian President AbdelFattah al-Sisi agreed on Wednesday to promote pragmatic cooperation between the two countries in all fields.

China and Egypt have made tremendous progress in developing their comprehensive strategic partnership over the years under the leadership of the two countries’ presidents, Yang said.

Yang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, said his visit to Egypt aims to implement the important consensuses reached by the two countries’ presidents.

He expressed the hope that the two sides will maintain the good momentum in high-level exchanges, continue to enhance political mutual trust, and support each other on issues related to their core interests and of mutual concern.

For his part, Sisi hailed the deep traditional friendship between Egypt and China, and voiced his willingness to continue implementing the consensuses he and Xi had reached.

Sisi said Egypt will push forward the Belt and Road construction with China, deepen coordination on multilateral affairs, and continue to enhance bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership and take advantage of the presidency of the African Union to promote China-Africa and China-Arab cooperation.