Chinese and Egyptian officials on Tuesday pledged to further bilateral¹ ties as the two countries celebrated² the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.

 

本周二，中国与埃及建交60周年纪念会上，中埃双方承诺将进一步加强双边关系。

 

A ceremony was held Tuesday at the Chinese Embassy in Cairo. It started with playing the national anthems³ of Egypt and China, and then representatives of both countries read the congratulatory messages from Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, on this occasion.

 

"The China-Egypt relations have become a model for cooperation between developing countries," Chinese Ambassador Song Aiguo told the attendees, adding that "China and Egypt have always sympathized, trusted and supported each other as good friends, partners and brothers."

 

"The past 60 years have witnessed the fact that the two countries stand and strive together in the cause of development," Song said, noting that bilateral economic cooperation and people-to-people exchanges have greatly developed over the past few years due to the efforts and support of the leaders of both countries.

 

For her part, Egyptian Investment Minister Dalia Khorshid said the event was "very important" as it represents the constant efforts made by the two nations over the past years.

 

"We're happy to celebrate this together and we're looking forward to strengthening all the upcoming investments between the two countries across all fields and sectors," the minister told Xinhua.

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