From April 19th to 22nd, H.E. Essam Sharaf, Former Prime Minister of Egypt visited China at the invitation of Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA) to attend the Lanting Forum on Chinese Modernization and the World held in Shanghai, and delivered a speech at the opening ceremony. During his stay, Assistant Foreign Minister Hua Chunying met with him. He also visited the Memorial Hall of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center and the 20th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition.