Former Egyptian Prime Minister Issam Sharaf has visited China more than 30 times, covering more than ten provinces, autonomous regions and cities in China. When the Belt and Road Initiative was proposed in 2013, Sharaf gave the first lecture on the Silk Road at the invitation of China. This year coincides with the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative. We are honored to invite Mr. Sharaf again to talk with us about the Belt and Road Initiative and Sino-Arab cooperation.

When the reporter asked, what do you think of the impact of the Belt and Road Initiative on Arab countries and African countries in the past ten years, Sharaf said that Egypt is both an Arab country and an African country. Through the Belt and Road Initiative, in the past ten years, China and Arab countries have established 17 cooperation mechanisms and implemented more than 200 cooperation projects in various fields. At the same time, China has built about 6,000 kilometers of railways, about 80 power supply stations, and about 130 hospitals in Africa through aid projects. , and other technical facilities. According to statistics, China’s projects in Africa create about 19,000 job opportunities every year, while American projects create 12,000 job opportunities a year. This shows that these Chinese projects were originally designed to allow African countries to Enjoy more job opportunities. Editor / Zhao E