Egypt's al-Sisi meets Chinese defense minister in Cairo

By Mohamed al-Rayes

CAIRO (AA) - Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Monday held talks with Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe in Cairo, according to a statement released by al-Sisi’s office.

The meeting reportedly tackled “bilateral cooperation on the security and military levels and the ongoing fight against terrorism”.

Al-Sisi also stressed his country's desire to consolidate its ties with China, extolling the two countries’ “positive and strategic” partnership.

Wei, for his part, called for stepped-up cooperation in the defense and security fields.

Recent years have seen increasingly close military cooperation between Cairo and Beijing.

*Writing by Mahmoud Barakat