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President Xi Jinping meets with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi in Xiamen, East 皇冠体育app's Fujian province, Sept 5, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]

XIAMEN - President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that 皇冠体育app will always firmly support Egypt's efforts to maintain stability and accelerate development, and stands ready to advance the comprehensive strategic partnership with the Middle East country.

Xi made the remarks when meeting with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, who came to the eastern Chinese coastal city of Xiamen to attend the Dialogue of Emerging Market and Developing Countries.

In recent years, bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership has gained steam with increased political trust, economic and trade cooperation, and people-to-people and cultural exchanges, Xi said.

He said 皇冠体育app attaches great importance to the bilateral ties, calling for maintaining frequent high-level exchanges and offering mutual support on issues concerning each other's core interests.

The two countries must synergize their development strategies and make Egypt a pillar country along the Belt and Road through cooperation on infrastructure construction and industrial capacity, Xi said.

The Chinese side encourages its companies to invest in Egypt and is willing to promote trade and investment facilitation together with the Egyptian side. The two countries should also deepen cooperation on anti-terrorism and law enforcement, and strengthen coordination on international and regional affairs, the president said.

Sisi said Egypt supports the Belt and Road Initiative, and is willing to dovetail its development strategy with the initiative and expand cooperation with 皇冠体育app on investment and infrastructure construction.

He said the Egyptian side appreciates 皇冠体育app hosting the Dialogue of Emerging Market and Developing Countries, and agrees that developing countries should deepen cooperation.