Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi met this afternoon with France’s president Emanuel Macron on the sidelines of the G7 summit, currently being held in Biarritz, France.
During the meeting, Macron applauded the level of strategic coordination and consultation with Egypt, highlighting Egypt's key role in the Middle East and its support for efforts to counter terrorism and extremism as well as efforts to reinforce peace and stability in the region.
President Sisi, on his part, confirmed the strong and profound strategic relations between the two countries.
Sisi also discussed efforts to revive the Middle East peace process and also the efforts to combat terrorism, extremism, as well as illegal immigration.
The two presidents also discussed regional and international developments, including the Palestinian case. President Sisi confirmed Egypt's support for all sincere efforts that seek to find a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian case based on international references and resolutions so as to restore stability and open new horizons.
The two presidents agreed on the importance of reaching political solutions to the crises in Libya and Syria. Sisi confirmed that backing the national institutions shall contribute to preserving the unity of countries that suffer from crises and ending the humanitarian plight of the people.
It is noteworthy that President Sisi held earlier today a number of meeting with world presidents, including US president Donald Trump, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson the German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
G7 Summit stands for seven countries (U.S., the UK, Japan, Italy, Germany, France and Canada), which represent 40 percent of the global GDP, according to the official website of the Elysee.
France had previously hosted the G7 summits six times since the establishment of the group in 1975 to tackle global issues of peace, security, health, education, environment, climate change, counter terrorism, etc.
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