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The meeting between the Egyptian and Chinese top diplomats is set to deal with means of enhancing ties in all fields as well as tackling a host of regional and international issues of mutual interest.
Shoukry and Qin are set hold a press conference following their meeting, reported Egyptian state news agency MENA on Saturday.
Qin is also set to hold talks with Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul-Gheit, according to media reports.
In December, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the first China-Arab Summit, in Saudi Arabia.
El-Sisi asserted to his Chinese counterpart Cairo’s keenness to boost cooperation with Beijing at all levels through the framework of the Egyptian-Chinese Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
Egypt’s exports to China registered $1.5 billion in the first nine months of 2022, compared to $1.1 billion in the same period of 2021, marking an increase of 36.7 percent, according to the Egyptian Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS)
CAPMAS stated that Egypt’s imports from China hit $11.1 billion from January to September 2022, against $10.7 billion in the corresponding period of 2021.
It said China’s total investments in Egypt hit $563.4 million in fiscal year (FY) 2021-22, compared to $485.2 million in FY2020-21, marking an increase of 16.1 percent.
The top Chinese diplomat commenced his African tour, which is his first overseas visit since his appointment as foreign minister in December, with a visit to Ethiopia on Wednesday.
He attended the opening of the Chinese-built headquarters of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention in Addis Ababa.
He held the eighth China-African Union Strategic Dialogue with Chairperson of the AU Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat at the headquarters of the African Union in Ethiopia.
Qin’s tour included visits to Gabon, Angola and Benin, where he held talks with several African officials.
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