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It was President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi he knew Today with French President Emmanuel Macron, at the Elysee Palace in the French capital, Paris.
Ambassador Bassam Rady, spokesman for the Presidency of the Republic, said the French president welcomed the president’s visit to Paris, thanked the close ties between Egypt and France and the unprecedented momentum experienced by relations between the two countries. friends recently, especially in terms of economic and trade relations, and stressed that Egypt is considered one of France’s most important partners in the Middle East, in light of the stability and security it represents in the region.
The president thanked the meeting with the French president, praised the qualitative leap in bilateral relations between Egypt and France in all areas, highlighting Egypt’s aspiration to maximize bilateral cooperation during the next period, enhance political coordination and exchange views on various topics of common interest.
The president also noted that France expects greater participation through the mechanisms of its various development institutions in the priorities of Egyptian development plans in various fields, as well as working to double the volume of French investments in Egypt and promoting cooperation. between the two parties, especially in light of the reforms launched by the Egyptian government to improve the legislative environment. Related to the investment and business climate in Egypt, as well as the promising opportunities available in major national projects.
on your side; President “Macron” affirmed the interest of France in supporting the ambitious measures taken by Egypt in the economic and development field, especially increasing investments, transferring experience and technology, and locating French industry, taking into account the praise of the institutions international financial institutions to the performance of the Egyptian economy, which has achieved the highest growth rate in the country. Middle East and Africa by 2020.
The Spokesperson added that the meeting addressed ways to improve bilateral cooperation frameworks between the two countries at various levels, including efforts to improve military cooperation, weaponry, training, the exchange of technical experience and the conduct of joint maneuvers. , in addition to attracting French tourism to Egyptian destinations, in addition to increasing commercial exchange between Egypt and France. In addition to maximizing joint cooperation with the French side in the development of the technical and vocational education system in Egypt, as well as transferring the French experience in information technology, artificial intelligence, digital transformation and cybersecurity.
The talks also addressed a review of ways to coordinate efforts with Egypt as the main partner of the European Union on a number of regional and international issues of common concern, the most important of which is the crisis in Libya, especially in light of Egypt’s tireless efforts to support the Libyan political track, through many events organized by Egypt. Starting with the launch of the Cairo Declaration, and going through the holding of intense meetings with the symbols of the Libyans of the East and the West, where a consensus was reached on joint efforts between Egypt and France in an effort to solve the situation in Libya in a comprehensive and integrated way that addresses all aspects of the Libyan crisis, and in a way that contributes to the elimination of terrorism. State resources and national institutions, and limits foreign interference.
The latest developments in the Syrian crisis were also discussed, especially ways to push for a political solution to resolve the crisis, as the president affirmed in this regard Egypt’s position in support of a political solution in Syria in a way that preserves the entity and unity of the Syrian state and its territorial integrity.
The two sides also discussed the evolution of the situation in Lebanon, within the framework of the results of the second conference in support of the Lebanese people, held recently by a joint initiative between France and the United Nations, where an agreement was reached on the importance of the continued efforts of the international community to help Lebanon emerge from its crisis.
They also discussed ways to combat extremist ideology and hate speech in light of recent tensions between the Islamic and European worlds. Where the President affirmed the condemnation of all forms of violence, the need not to link terrorism to any religion or civilization in particular, and the complete separation between Islam, whose principles emphasize tolerance, the rejection of violence and the acceptance of the another, and any terrorist group hiding behind religion to justify its condemned and rejected crimes, highlighting in this context the importance of strengthening efforts to spread correct and moderate Islamic thought among Muslim communities, and to reject any abuse of values , religious principles and symbols, and then the importance of reviewing the laws that allow harm and disrespect for different religions.
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