Culture Minister Helmy el Namnam chaired on Sunday a meeting to discuss preparations for events to be held on the occasion of the Egyptian-Chinese cultural year (2016).

The cultural adviser at the Chinese Embassy in Cairo attended the meeting.

Two press conferences will be held in Cairo and Beijing next month to announce events scheduled to be held in China and Egypt on this occasion.

A Chinese delegation will visit Luxor next week to follow up preparations for the opening ceremony of the event.