# Xi urges new Middle East security framework during rare Egypt visit

https://mins.news/en/item/42331

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-02 15:42 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/2/chinas-xi-urges-new-middle-east-security-framework-during-rare-egypt-visit?traffic_source=rss

> During his first visit to Egypt in a decade, Chinese President Xi Jinping urged Middle Eastern countries to reject external interference and reshape the region’s security order through dialogue. Xi and President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi discussed the US-Israel war with Iran and called for diplomatic efforts to end it. The countries also agreed to launch the third phase of their industrial zone at the Suez Canal.

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