2024 state visit by Sisi to China

At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi paid a state visit to China from May 29 to May 31, 2024, and attended the opening ceremony of the 10th Ministerial Meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum.

Meeting
On the afternoon of May 29, President Xi held a welcome ceremony for Egyptian President Sisi, who is on a state visit, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Then, they talked on issues of common interest to China and Egypt. The two heads of state witnessed the signing of a number of bilateral cooperation documents in the areas of cooperation planning for the joint construction of the "Belt and Road Initiative", science and technology innovation, investment and economic cooperation, and quarantine. The two sides issued the Joint Declaration of the People's Republic of China and the Arab Republic of Egypt on Deepening Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. In the evening, Xi held a welcome banquet for Sisi at the Golden Hall of the Great Hall of the People. Zhao Leji, the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), also met with Egyptian President Sisi in Beijing.

On the morning of May 30, the opening ceremony of the 10th Ministerial Meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum was held at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. President Sisi of Egypt attended the opening session, in addition to King Hamad of Bahrain, President Said of Tunisia, President Mohammed of the United Arab Emirates, etc. On the afternoon of May 30, the Premier Li Qiang met with Egyptian President Sisi, who is in China on a state visit, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse. The two sides discussed ways to promote joint projects in various economic fields, especially BRICS group. The meeting also focused on the construction, communications, tourism, food security and financial sectors, as they are promising sectors that meet the common interests of the two countries.

On May 31, President El-Sisi met with Zheng XueXuan, Chairman of China State Construction Engineering Corp (CSCEC) and Mr. Song Hailiang, chairman of the Board of China Energy Engineering Corporation. Then, President El-Sisi returned to Egypt.

Accomplishment
On May 31, China Development Bank (CDB) and National Bank of Egypt (NBE) signed a $1 billion loan agreement in Beijing, with the loan funds to be used to support the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and other fields in Egypt.