January 16, 2023

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang concluded his first official overseas trip since his appointment on December 30, 2022, with visits to five African countries and two regional organizations on his busy eight-day schedule. Experts said the traditional friendship between China and Africa has been further deepened, and in a world in turbulence, the China-Africa relationship is a symbol of developing countries working together to withstand uncertainties and potential crises through cooperation and development. 

The last stop of Qin's trip was Egypt, where the Chinese foreign minister met with President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, and Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit in Cairo on Sunday. Analysts said Egypt is a country that plays a leading role in the region and is where the AL is headquartered, so it's also a country with strategic influence among Arab countries and the Muslim world. 

The Egyptian president said at the meeting with Qin that China is a great country and its development is unstoppable, and the friendship between Egypt and China has been historically "unbreakable," Xinhua reported. 

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