On the morning of September 3, Ni Hong, Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, met with Hanafi, Ambassador of Egypt to China. The two sides exchanged views on deepening cooperation in the field of housing and urban-rural development.

Ni Hong stated that in May this year, President Sisi successfully visited China, and the heads of state of China and Egypt drew up a grand blueprint for the development of bilateral relations. In the next step, the two sides should work together to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, promote practical cooperation between China and Egypt in the field of housing and urban-rural development, and strive to benefit the peoples of both countries.

Ambassador Hanafi stated that Egypt is willing to continue to strengthen close ties with China, further deepen exchanges and cooperation between the two sides, and jointly promote sustainable urban development.

The two sides reached consensus on jointly participating in relevant activities of UN-Habitat and signing a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the field of housing and urban-rural development. The heads of the Department of Planning, Finance and Foreign Affairs of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development attended the meeting.