Beijing, February 27th—Li Mingxiang, Vice-minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, met here today on the afternoon with Assem Hanafi, Egyptian Ambassador to China. 

Li spoke positively of the contributions of Ambassador Hanafi and the Egyptian Embassy in China to promoting the development of China-Egypt relations. He said, the Chinese side is willing to work with the Egyptian side to, under the guidance of the important consensus of the two heads of state, take the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries as an opportunity, firmly support each other, deepen practical cooperation, promote exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations, and strengthen communication and coordination on multilateral affairs. The CPC is willing to strengthen exchanges with all political parties of Egypt and push China-Egypt relations for new and greater development through inter-party channels.