On April 21, 2009, visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi held talks with his Egyptian counterpart Ahmed Abul Gheit in Cairo. Both sides exchanged views on bilateral ties as well as issues of common concern and reached broad consensus.

Yang said Egypt is an important partner of China among developing countries, and the bilateral relations of friendly cooperation have stepped into a new phase after the establishment of China-Egypt strategic cooperative ties 10 years ago. China cherishes its relations with Egypt and is willing to expand and deepen the cooperation in various areas to achieve more fruitful results for China-Egypt strategic cooperative relations. China and Egypt should continue to maintain high-level visits, conduct personnel exchanges at all levels and in various areas, deepen pragmatic cooperation and work to ensure the success of the 4th ministerial meeting of the China-Africa Cooperation Forum, he said. He also urged both sides to strengthen coordination and cooperation in international and regional affairs.

As for the Mideast peace process, Yang said that all parties concerned should push forward the process under the framework of peace negotiations, and should take positive measures to accumulate mutual trust and inject momentum and hopes into the talks. China supports the two-state solution which is the only way out for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Yang said, adding that the international community should focus on the issue and support the peace talks and the Palestinian unity and economic development.

For his part, Gheit said that Egypt and China have witnessed substantial achievements in their strategic cooperative ties and the bilateral pragmatic cooperation in various domains is carried out smoothly. The 4th ministerial meeting of the China-Africa Cooperation Forum to be held in Egypt will not only boost Egypt-China ties, but also pave the way for the further development of relations between China and African countries, Abul Gheit said. He hoped that both sides will continue close communication to ensure the success of the meeting. Egypt is ready to work with China to jointly push forward the peace process of the Middle East. He also reiterated Egypt's full support to China's position on issues concerning Taiwan and Tibet.