Sisi, German Chancellor discuss cooperation

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met today with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, on the sidelines of the G20 summit in India.

Counselor Ahmed Fahmy, spokesperson for the Presidency of the Republic, said that the two leaders praised the development of the course of bilateral relations between Egypt and Germany in all fields, which was reflected in the rate and intensity of exchange of visits among senior officials of the two countries over the past years, stressing the aspiration to maximize joint cooperation during the coming period and strengthen Political coordination and consultation.

The two sides also reviewed cooperation frameworks in various fields, especially in the transportation, manufacturing and energy sectors, as well as increasing German investments in Egypt and push economic cooperation between the two sides.

The Spokesman added that the meeting also touched on ways to coordinate efforts between the two countries in the field of combating illegal immigration, in addition to the developments of a number of regional and international issues of common interest, foremost of which is the crisis in Sudan, as well as the Russian-Ukrainian crisis.