BEIJING, September 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Jiang Zemin and Egyptian President Muhammed Hosni Mubarak Wednesday night talked over phone.

The two presidents exchanged views on combating terrorism and the Middle East peace process.

President Mubarak elaborated Egypt’s position and views on combating terrorism and the Middle East peace process. He stressed that the international community should make various joint efforts to fight terrorism, and he held that the international community should urge Israel and Palestine to come back to the negotiation table and move forward the Middle East peace process.


President Jiang reiterated the principled stance of China on combating terrorism. He pointed out that as for the issues on combating terrorism and safeguarding international peace, both China and Egypt hold that international cooperation should be strengthened and the role of the United Nations should be put into full play. China and Egypt are against linking up terrorism with religion and ethnic problems.Jiang said: We appreciate the active role played by Arabic countries, especially by Egypt, in fighting terrorism and safeguarding regional peace and stability.

As for the Middle East peace process, President Jiang said that the Middle East issue is very important and it is directly related to world and regional peace and stability. He said China always supports the legitimate right of the Palestinian people and the just struggle of the peoples of Arabic countries. He said: We always hold that peaceful negotiation is the only correct choice for the settlement of the Middle East issue. President Jiang said that under the current situation, it is especially important for the international community to adopt a more active attitude to push the Middle East peace process forward, and China supports Egypt to play a positive role in the Middle East region.