China hopes to work with Egypt to bring “more stability” to the Middle East amid tensions in the region over the conflict between Israel and Hamas. President Xi Jinping said this when he met Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly in Beijing today, as part of the latest engagements related to the third forum on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which ended yesterday.
“China is ready to strengthen cooperation with Egypt and create greater security and stability in the region and the world,” the Chinese leader said in the report on state television network CCTV.
China will coordinate more closely with Egypt and other Arab countries to work toward a “comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the Palestinian issue” in the short term. Xi added in a statement from Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying. The priority, the president continued, giving his first public assessment of the crisis at the meeting with Madbouly, “is to end the fighting as quickly as possible and prevent the conflict from spreading or even getting out of control” and it a serious humanitarian crisis is coming. “The fundamental way out is the implementation of the two-state solution, in which an independent Palestine has peaceful coexistence with Israel,” noted Xi, who praised Egypt’s crucial role in alleviating the situation and supported its efforts to open a humanitarian corridor . China and Egypt “are good friends with common goals and mutual trust” and have enjoyed a decade of fruitful cooperation under the Belt and Roard Initiative. The Beijing leader congratulated Egypt on its new membership in the Bricsa states from January 1, 2024. Madbouly, for his part, noted that Cairo and the other Arab countries – again in the Hua report – “very much appreciate China’s consistent and fair stance. “ Position on the Palestine issue and hope that Beijing will play a greater role in resolving the current crisis.”
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