習近平致電祝賀塞西當選連任埃及總統

新華社北京12月19日電 12月19日，國家主席習近平致電阿卜杜勒法塔赫·塞西，祝賀他當選連任阿拉伯埃及共和國總統。

習近平指出，中國和埃及是志同道合、彼此信任的好朋友，也是攜手發展、共同繁榮的好夥伴。近年來，中埃關係蓬勃發展，各領域務實合作成果豐碩，兩國人民友誼不斷加深。我高度重視中埃關係發展，願同塞西總統一道努力，繼續堅定相互支援，推進中埃共建“一帶一路”合作，攜手捍衛發展中國家共同利益，推動中埃全面戰略夥伴關係不斷邁上新臺階，更好造福兩國人民。

Xi congratulates Sisi on reelection as Egyptian president

BEIJING, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday congratulated Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on his reelection as Egyptian president.

In his congratulatory message, Xi noted that China and Egypt are good friends who share the same ideal and trust each other, and good partners who work together for development and common prosperity.

In recent years, Xi said, China-Egypt relations have flourished, practical cooperation in various fields has brought fruitful outcomes, and the friendship between their people has been deepening continuously.

Xi said that he attaches great importance to the development of China-Egypt relations, and stands ready to work with Sisi to continue to firmly support each other, promote China-Egypt Belt and Road cooperation, jointly safeguard the common interests of developing countries, and continuously lift the China-Egypt comprehensive strategic partnership to higher levels so as to bring more benefits to their people. ■