On October 22, 2023, Special Envoy of the Chinese Government on the Middle East Issue Zhai Jun met with Assistant Minister of the Palestine Department in the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Osama Khedr on the sidelines of visiting Egypt and attending the Cairo Summit for Peace on the Palestinian Question.

Zhai Jun said that China appreciates Egypt for making tremendous efforts and important contributions to hosting the Summit. Noting that the sharp escalation of the Palestine-Israel conflict has led to massive civilian casualties and humanitarian crises, he said China is deeply worried about that. The pressing task is to cease fire and stop fighting, open up passages for humanitarian rescue and assistance as soon as possible, and effectively relieve the suffering facing the people in Gaza. China supports Egypt in opening up corridors for humanitarian rescue and assistance to Gaza. China has already provided the people in Gaza with emergency humanitarian rescue and assistance, and will continue to do that. China and Egypt share similar positions on the Palestinian question, and China is ready to work with Egypt to jointly promote the international community to form synergy for peace, and bring the Palestinian question back on the track of a political settlement at an early date.

Noting that the current humanitarian situation in Gaza is dangerous, Osama Khedr said the international community should take a just and balanced position, oppose Israel's "group punishment" of the people in Gaza, and push more humanitarian assistance to enter Gaza. Egypt highly appreciates China for upholding a just position on the Palestinian question for a long time, thanks China for supporting Egypt in hosting the Summit for Peace and supporting Egypt's efforts to relieve the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and looks forward to working with China to carry out conciliation and mediation, so as to avoid further escalation of the Palestine-Israel conflict.

During his visit to Egypt, Zhai Jun also gave an interview to the Egyptian ECHO, Al Qahera News, Xinhua News Agency, China Media Group, Phoenix TV, and other media outlets, expounded China's position on the current Palestine-Israel situation, and introduced China's efforts to deescalate the conflict and promote talks for peace.