Canada on Monday voiced disappointment with the guilty verdict of Egyptian-Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy on terrorism-related charges, raising concerns that the judicial process that led to his verdict was inconsistent with Egypt's democratic aspirations.
China respects the Egyptian people's rights to independently choose their political system and development path, and attaches great importance to furthering the bilateral strategic relationship of cooperation, said Li during the meeting.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy said Monday his country works to secure its borders with the Gaza Strip, which is controlled by Islamic Hamas movement.