CIDCA vice-chairman holds videoconference with Egyptian first under-secretary of investment and international cooperation

Deng Boqing, vice-chairman of the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA), holds a videoconference with Mona Ahmed, first under-secretary of the Ministry of Investment and International Cooperation of Egypt, on Dec 10. [Photo/CIDCA]

Deng Boqing, vice-chairman of the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA), held a videoconference with Mona Ahmed, first under-secretary of the Ministry of Investment and International Cooperation of Egypt, on Dec 10. Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang also attended the conference.

Deng said that under the guidance of the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership has embraced rapid development. Since the beginning of this year, China and Egypt have looked out for and helped each other in their joint fight against the pandemic, fully demonstrating the profound traditional friendship between the two countries.

The two sides have coordinated pandemic prevention and control with economic and social development and actively promoted cooperation in the fields of medical health, education, information and communications, as well as aerospace, added Deng.

Deng underscored that China is willing to work with Egypt to continue to strengthen anti-pandemic cooperation, jointly make plans in key areas of cooperation, actively implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state, and promote China-Egypt development cooperation to a new level under the framework of the joint building of the Belt and Road, the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation and the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum, contributing positive results to next year’s 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Ahmed thanked China for its long-term valuable support for Egypt’s economic and social development, especially its selfless assistance to the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. Egypt attaches great importance to development cooperation with China, and hopes to learn from China's development experience and introduce its advanced technology to promote Egypt’s social and economic development and bring more benefits to its people.

Egypt stands ready to continue to work closely with China to advance the cooperation projects agreed by the two sides and promote the development of bilateral friendly relations, added Ahmed.

The two sides also exchanged views on specific cooperation projects.

Deng Boqing (2nd R), vice-chairman of the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA), holds a videoconference with Mona Ahmed, first under-secretary of the Ministry of Investment and International Cooperation of Egypt, on Dec 10. [Photo/CIDCA]