According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Wang met with representatives of Egypt’s National Security Council in the Russian city of St. Petersburg on the sidelines of the BRICS Security Council meeting.

China seeks to build an important platform for South-South cooperation. Egypt and other African countries can join hands to build a China-Africa destiny in this new era of community to jointly advance modernization, the incumbent noted.

Elsewhere in the meeting, the two sides expressed their readiness to talk together to promote an early ceasefire and cease fighting in the Gaza region, fundamentally and completely resolve the Palestinian issue.

They also offered to strengthen communication and coordination on the Ukrainian issue and jointly promote a political solution to that crisis.

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