CAIRO, Sept 24 (SEE) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met on Sunday with President of the European Council Donald Tusk and Chancellor of Austria Sebastian Kurz, in the presence of Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry and Head of the General Intelligence Directorate Abbas Kamel.
In a statement, Presidential spokesman Bassam Rady said that Sisi stressed Egypt's interest in fostering various aspects of cooperation with the European Union in line with the close ties and common interest in confronting challenges facing the Mediterranean region.
Tusk and Kurz, for their part, showed keenness on continuing intensive coordination and consultation with Egypt on all issues and enhancing bilateral cooperation at all levels due to Egypt's regional position, Rady added.
They touched on the outcomes of the informal meeting of EU heads of the states and governments, held in Salzburg, Austria on September 19 and 20, the spokesman noted.
The two European officials lauded Egypt's efforts in halting all cases of illegal immigration since 2016, as they considered Cairo as a successful role model in the region in this matter, Rady said.
The meeting took up Arab-European coordination in face of the common and regional challenges and threats in addition to the current arrangements for holding Arab-EU summit within the coming period for boosting bilateral cooperation.
Both sides agreed on reaching political solutions to the regional crises in a way maintaining the national institutions of the war-torn countries and their stability and unity, Rady underlined.
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