China, Egypt sign MoU on boosting cooperation under Belt and Road Initiative

Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) in Cairo, Egypt, Jan 20, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua]

CAIRO -- China and Egypt inked here Thursday a memorandum of understanding on boosting cooperation under an ambitious development initiative proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Xi and his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, attended the signing ceremony for the deal, in which the two countries agree to jointly carry out the Belt and Road Initiative.