BEIJING – President Xi Jinping had separate meetings with the presidents of Egypt, Serbia, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan in Beijing on Saturday, on the sidelines of the ongoing Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.
President Xi Jinping meets with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Feb 5, 2022. (XINHUA)
During the meeting with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, Xi called for joint efforts to build the China-Egypt community with a shared future in the new era.
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.
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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.
President Xi Jinping meets with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Feb 5, 2022. (XINHUA)
In the meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Xi hailed the ironclad friendship between China and Serbia.
Xi said that the two countries enjoy high-level political mutual trust, and bilateral relations have withstood the test and become even stronger, setting a model of international relations.
President Xi Jinping meets with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Feb 5, 2022. (XINHUA)
During the talks with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Xi stressed the significance of China-Kazakhstan relations to regional and world peace and stability.
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Noting an independent, safe, stable and prosperous Kazakhstan is in the common interests of the people of China and Kazakhstan, Xi said China firmly supports Kazakhstan in safeguarding its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and believes it has the ability to safeguard national security and social stability.
President Xi Jinping meets with Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Feb 5, 2022.
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In the meeting with Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, Xi called for deepening mutually beneficial cooperation on all fronts and building more substantial, vibrant and dynamic China-Turkmenistan relations.
President Xi also met with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, during which he called on both sides to seize opportunities to consolidate and strengthen bilateral comprehensive cooperation and bring more benefits to the two peoples.