A message for Mubarak from Chinese president

Egyptian television reported on Monday that President Hosni Mubarak has accepted an invitation to make an official visit to China in April. The invitation was extended during Mubarak's meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan in Cairo.

Following the meeting on Monday, the Chinese minister said, "I conveyed to President Mubarak a message from President Jiang Zemin expressing welcome for President Mubarak's visit to China in April."

The Chinese minister said he held very good talks with the Egyptian president. He expressed hopes of maintaining greater cooperation between the two countries in economic fields and other relevant areas. He praised existing cooperation between the two countries and Egyptian - Chinese relations.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa also attended the meeting.