President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will begin a tour to Belarus and Romania on Monday for bilateral talks, according to Presidency Spokesperson Bassam Rady.
“President Sisi will tackle boosting ties with his Belarus’s counterpart Alexander Lukashenko and exchange views with chairman of the National Assembly and the Parliament Speaker,” Rady added.
“Regional and international political issues with mutual interest such as counter-terrorism and extremism will be discussed too.”
In addition, a number of agreements in various fields are expected to be signed.
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President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko in Cairo in Jan., 2019- Press Photo[/caption]
The spokesperson manifested that the trip will concentrate on fostering bilateral economic and investment cooperation. “Sisi will meet with high-profile businessmen and senior statements and officials.”
In April, Belarus Ambassador in Cairo Sergei Rachkov said “a prospective visit by President Sisi to Minsk this year will be historic in pushing forward bilateral cooperation.”
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Belarus Ambassador in Cairo Sergei Rachkov - Press Photo[/caption]
He noted that the number of Belarus tourists that visited Egypt over the past two years hit 212,000, almost increased fivefold the number in 2016.
As for trade exchange between the two countries, he said it reached $108 million, at a 10.8 percent rise in comparison with 2017. The Egyptian exports to Belarus hit $ 25 million, he added.
According to him, the volume of trade exchange in January and February 2019 hit $ 24.2 million, with the Egyptian exports standing at $ 9.5 million.
Sisi in Bucharest
The second leg of Sisi’s European tour will be Bucharest where he will be convened with the Romanian President Klaus Iohannis and heads of the two houses of the parliament.
“The president will discuss ways to enhance political and economic relations between the two countries,” Rady stressed.
In addition, Sisi is expected to deliver a speech at the University of Bucharest for Economic Studies, in which he will shed some light on cultural and civilization ties between Egypt and Romania.
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President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Romania President Klaus Iohannis in Sharm El-Sheikh on Feb. 24, 2019- Press Photo[/caption]
“Cooperation in fields of high education and scientific research will be considered in the talks,” Rady noted.
On Feb. 24, Sisi received President Iohannis in Sharm El Sheikh, where the first Arab League-European Union summit took place.
Sisi said Egypt looks forward to enhancing cooperation with Romania in all fields.
He pointed out that Egypt seeks to have constant coordination and consultation with Romania on issues of mutual interest, particularly in the current period in light of Egypt’s chairmanship of the African Union and Romania’s presidency of the European Union.
On his part, Iohannis hailed Sisi’s efforts on internal stability, security, economic reform, development and combating terrorism.
"He reiterated that the organization of the summit by Egypt reflects Cairo’s important role in the Middle East and Africa," Rady added.
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