Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday met with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi in Beijing, calling for joint efforts to build the China-Egypt community with a shared future in the new era.

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 5, 2022. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)

Xi said that China and Egypt have further consolidated political mutual trust and achieved fruitful results in practical cooperation with highlights in joint fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

The China-Egypt comprehensive strategic partnership has become a model of solidarity, cooperation and mutual benefit between China and Arab, African and developing countries, Xi said.

Xi stressed that the two sides should deepen mutually beneficial cooperation and continue to dovetail the Belt and Road Initiative with Egypt's Vision 2030, as well as advance projects such as the development of the Suez Canal Corridor.

Noting that China and Egypt built the first joint COVID-19 vaccine production line on the African continent last year, Xi said that the two sides should continue to fight the pandemic in solidarity.

China is willing to continue to provide vaccine support to Egypt, expand cooperation on joint vaccine production, help Egypt become a vaccine production center in Africa, and jointly make contributions to promoting accessibility and affordability of vaccines in developing countries, Xi said.

Xi said that China and Egypt should also join hands to take the lead in China-Arab and China-Africa cooperation, accelerate the building of the China-Arab community with a shared future for the new era, and promote African development and prosperity.

Sisi expressed thanks to Xi for inviting him to attend the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games opening ceremony.

Noting that Egypt-China relations have a long history and are strong, Sisi said the Belt and Road Initiative has strongly promoted Egypt's economic development, and that Egypt is willing to continue to actively participate in the initiative and accelerate its own development through expanding bilateral cooperation in various fields.

The Egyptian people look forward to President Xi's visit to Egypt after the pandemic, Sisi said.