Egyptian, Chinese civilizations have great impact on world peoples

Minister of Awkaf (Religious Endowments) Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq said that intimate relations are binding Egypt and China in all fields and Presidents Hosni Mubarak and Jiang Zemin have mutual respect and appreciation.

Receiving the deputy chairman of the Chinese State Committee for Nationalities, Zaqzouq said that cooperation between the two countries is time-old, adding there are many factors which make the two countries the melting pot in the two regions.

"The two countries, civilizations and culture contributed a lot to the welfare of world peoples," he said.

The Chinese official, meanwhile, noted that China is getting ready to President Mubarak's visit soon.