President, Abdel Fattah El Sisi, received Monday Japanese from Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, who is visiting Cairo currently as part of a 10-day tour that includes six regional countries, according to Presidency Spokesperson Bassam Rady.
Sisi welcomed the Japanese official's visit to Cairo, asking him to convey his greetings to the Japanese Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga.
The President also congratulated the friendly Japanese people on Tokyo's success in hosting the last Olympic Games.
Furthermore, Sisi expressed Egypt's pride in the close and fruitful relationship it has with Japan, which has a great civilization and ancient values.
The President stressed Egypt's interest and keenness to open up broad prospects for enhancing cooperation between the two countries in furtherance of joint work in many fields, particularly development, economy and investment.
"Egypt is also keen to attract more Japanese investments, taking advantage of the broad investment opportunities currently available in the country in various sectors," the President added.
The Egyptian President noted that the good reputation enjoyed by Japanese companies in Egypt, their technological expertise and advanced industrial quality underpin the expansion of Japan’s activity in Egypt.
On his part, the Japanese Foreign Minister conveyed to the President the greetings of the Japanese Prime Minister, stressing that Japan attaches particular importance to its relations with Egypt at the levels of bilateral cooperation and political consultation due to Egypt’s important and pivotal role in its regional environment to consolidate stability and peace in the Middle East.
The Japanese Foreign Minister also affirmed his country's aspiration to strengthen economic relations with Egypt and increase Japanese investments in light of the economic growth and comprehensive development which Egypt is witnessing.
He also praised the effective efforts Egypt makes to resolve the Palestinian cause and calm the situation in the Gaza Strip. Moreover, they exchanged views on the latest developments in Afghanistan.
Both sides agreed on the importance of reaching political solutions to the crises in the region. They stressed the need to continue consultation and coordination between the two sides in various international frameworks and forums.
They discussed, in particular, the joint efforts made to prepare for the next session of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Tunisia next year to consolidate the success of the seventh session of the TICAD in Yokohama, 2019, in which Egypt and Japan jointly chaired.
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