President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met today, Wednesday, with the Senegalese President Macky Sall in the French Capital, Paris, according to Presidency Spokesperson Bassam Rady.
Rady said that Sisi commended the close relations between Egypt and Senegal, which holds an important position in the West African region; stressing Egypt’s readiness to strengthen bilateral cooperation with Senegal in various fields, particularly trade exchange, investment, infrastructure development, technical support, and capacity building, following the successful bilateral visit of Sisi to the Senegalese capital Dakar in April 2019.
For his part, the Senegalese president praised the continuous development in the bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries. He further expressed his great appreciation to Egypt, its people, and its leadership, appreciating the pivotal role Egypt plays in achieving comprehensive development and maintaining peace and security of the African continent through sharing its various experiences and harnessing its distinctive potentials.
During the meeting, Sisi and Sall discussed the developments on a number of African continental issues, especially in light of Senegal’s upcoming chairmanship of the African Union in 2022. In this context, a consensus was reached on continuing consultation and joint coordination on the developments of these issues. They further agreed on supporting the African relations with various Regional Economic Communities (RECs) around the world as well as the Arab world.
The two leaders exchanged views on the issue of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). In this context, Sisi affirmed Egypt’s unwavering position of the need to reach a legally binding and comprehensive agreement on the filling and operation of the dam.
They reached a consensus on the continuation of bilateral coordination in the coming period to solve the GERD issue, hence avoiding its negative impact on the security and stability of the entire region.
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