Editor's Note: At the Great Hall of the People in Beijing over the weekend, President Xi Jinping held a series of meetings with world leaders and distinguished guests who attended the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics. Below are highlights from those meetings.

Egypt

China is willing to continue to provide COVID-19 vaccines to Egypt, expand cooperation on joint vaccine production and help the nation become a vaccine production center in Africa, President Xi Jinping said while meeting with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday.

Noting that the China-Egypt comprehensive strategic partnership has become a model of solidarity, cooperation and mutual benefit between China and Arab, African and developing countries, Xi called for joint efforts to further strengthen the relationship between the two nations.

He said that the two sides should deepen mutually beneficial cooperation and continue to work together on aligning the Belt and Road Initiative with Egypt's Vision 2030.

Al-Sisi said Egypt supports China's core interests and its position on issues of major concern, and the country is willing to work with China to tackle various challenges.