President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has affirmed Egypt’s keenness on consolidating and deepening the durable strategic partnership with France as an important pillar for maintaining security and stability in the Middle East region.
The president’s remarks came during his meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elyse Palace in Paris Monday, Presidency Spokesman Ambassador Bassam Radi said.
The Egyptian leader arrived in Paris early on Sunday to take part in a high-level conference on Sudan and a summit on financing African economies.
The Paris Conference to Support the Transition in the Sudan was launched Monday with the participation of President Sisi, French President Macron, Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and Head of the Sudan Transitional Council Abdel Fattah Burhan.
During his meeting with President Macron, President Sisi expressed aspiration to maximize coordination and consultation with the French side during the coming period on various regional issues as well as on bilateral co-operation, especially in the security and military fields, in light of the great challenges at the regional level.
For his part, the French president welcomed President Sisi’s new visit to Paris, stressing France’s appreciation of Egypt on both official and popular levels, and its high estimation of historical ties between the two friendly countries.
President Macron also affirmed France’s commitment to strengthening the process of bilateral relations in various fields, and supporting Egypt’s capabilities and efforts under the leadership of President Sisi to combat terrorism and extremist ideology and to achieve security and stability in the entire region.
The two leaders also discussed ways to strengthen the frameworks of bilateral cooperation between the two countries at various levels, especially at the economic and commercial levels by increasing the volume of French investments in Egypt especially since France is one of Egypt’s most important partners in the European continent.
Source: The Egyptian Gazette
