Publishers to boost China, Egypt cultural relations

CAIRO - China's Xinhua Winshare Publishing and Media Co and Egypt's Dar Al-Shorouk Publishing House Group signed a protocol and a cooperation contract in the field of publishing and translation at the headquarters of the Chinese Cultural Center in Cairo on Tuesday.

"Signing a protocol on cooperation in the field of publishing and translation is a very necessary step to boost the cultural relations between Egypt and China," Chairman of the General Egyptian Book Organization, Haitham Al-Haj Ali, said during the ceremony.

He pointed out that Egypt's Writers' Association has issued a collection of Chinese books, especially children's books, and also agreed on a project to market Arabic books electronically in China.