Minister of International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat met with a delegation from the French Treasury on Sunday to follow up on the status of current projects and harness new opportunities for cooperation between Egypt and France to provide development financing for green recovery, transportation, housing, sanitation, and health.
During the meeting, the delegation affirmed the strength of Egyptian-French relations and the success of President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi’s visit to France, which took place at the end of 2019, adding that there are long-term plans to support the continuation of development projects in cooperation with several ministries, including the ministries of transport, health, civil aviation, and housing.
The meeting was held in the presence of Ambassador of France to Egypt Stéphane Romatet; Gabriel Cumenge, deputy assistant secretary for the Ministry of Finance of France; Sébastien Raspiller, head of the financial sector department of the French Treasury; Michel Oldenburg, head of the French Economic Mission in Cairo; and Fabio Grazi, director of the French Development Agency in Cairo.
The meeting comes following a visit of the French delegation to a number of Egyptian ministries, which helped identify the upcoming steps to finalise potential agreements, in addition to charting new and different routes to future cooperation.
During the meeting, Al-Mashat underlined the value of cooperation between Egypt and France and the mutual benefit it brings, as it contributes to supporting green recovery and complements national efforts to guarantee economic growth and the provision of universal social standards to their citizens in line with the UN’s sustainable development goals.
Source: Al-Ahram Online
