On June 24th, 2020, President Xi Jinping, China and Sahle-Walker Zud of President of Ethiopia exchanged congratulatory messages to warmly celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Xi Jinping pointed out in his congratulatory message that the traditional friendship between China and Egypt has lasted for half a century since the establishment of diplomatic relations. In recent years, the two countries have established a comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation, deepened political mutual trust, achieved fruitful cooperation in various fields, understood and supported each other on issues involving each other's core interests and major concerns, and closely cooperated in international and regional affairs. After the COVID-19 epidemic, the two sides helped each other in the same boat, setting an example for China and Africa to jointly fight the epidemic.

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Sahel-Walker said in his congratulatory message that since the establishment of diplomatic ties 50 years ago, on the basis of close cooperation and political mutual trust, Egypt-China relations have been deepening and bilateral cooperation has yielded fruitful results. The relationship between the two countries has been upgraded to a comprehensive strategic partnership, which has laid a solid foundation for further deepening cooperation in various fields and benefiting the two countries and their peoples.

I look forward to working closely with President Xi Jinping to continuously promote the traditional friendly relations between the two countries, deepen and expand bilateral cooperation, and bring more benefits to the two countries and their peoples.

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People's Daily Online-Xi Jinping and Ethiopian President Sahel-Walker exchanged congratulatory messages.