Beijing supports Egypt’s plan for Gaza reconstruction, China's Ambassador Liao Liqiang

CAIRO – 17 March 2025: China's Ambassador to Cairo, Liao Liqiang, said on Monday that Beijing supports the Gaza reconstruction plan proposed by Egypt and adopted by the Arab countries at the extraordinary Arab Summit hosted in Cairo.

“Beijing will work with Cairo to make further contributions to accelerating development in the countries of the South,” Liqiang added.

In an interview with the China Daily, Liao said the international community should strive to achieve a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and increase the entry of humanitarian aid.

Liao further stressed that China is “a strategic partner of the Middle East countries and a true friend of Arabs,” hghlighting the strategic importance of relations between Egypt and China.

“China looks forward to Egypt's participation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization agenda this year and its support for relevant work under China's chairmanship of the organization,” China's ambassador said.

He also noted that 2026 marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Egypt, and Beijing will host the second China-Arab Summit.

On March 4, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi chaired the Extraordinary Arab Summit, held upon the request of Palestine in the New Administrative Capital, to discuss developments of the Palestinian issue and means to support the Palestinian people.

In his opening speech President El-Sisi addressed the Arab leaders attending the Summit, “Today, we are united by a painful reality, in light of the enormous challenges facing our region, which are almost destroying regional security and stability, dissipating what remains of the foundations of Arab national security, threatening stable Arab countries, and seizing Arab lands from their owners, without any legal or religious basis.”

President El-Sisi said that Egypt, in cooperation with Palestine and international institutions, worked to formulate a ‘comprehensive and integrated plan for Gaza reconstruction without displacing Palestinians, starting with urgent relief operations and leading to the process of rebuilding the strip.

President El-Sisi called upon all countries to adopt the comprehensive plan and mobilize regional and international support for it.

Arab leaders praised Egypt’s plan for the reconstruction of Gaza announced by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. They also confirmed, during their speeches at the Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo, their rejection for all the attempts to liquidate the Palestinian cause or displace the Palestinian people.