President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received today, Saturday, Mr. Joseph Malanji, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Zambia. Sisi and Malanji discussed bilateral relations and cross-border terrorism phenomenon, according to Presidency Spokesperson Bassam Rady.
The meeting was attended also by Abbas Kamel, Head of General Intelligence, and the Zambian ambassador in Cairo.
Sisi asked Malanji to convey his greetings to his brother, President Edgar Longo, stressing the importance that Egypt attaches to strengthening the relations that bind it to its sister Zambia in various fields, especially trade and investment, at the bilateral level or within the framework of the common market of Eastern and Southern Africa "COMESA".
“The president also pointed out to Egypt's keenness to maximize coordination and consultation with the Zambian side, and President Lungu personally, regarding ways to enhance joint African action mechanisms, so as to contribute to achieving the growth and stability that African countries aspire to,” Rady added.
On his part, Malanji expressed his honor to meet with Sisi, conveying the greetings of his brother, the Zambian President.
Rady revealed that “The Zambian foreign minister handed over a letter to President Sisi, written by the Zambian president about some issues of bilateral relations,” adding: “The letter expressed the desire to develop those relations and advance the frameworks for joint cooperation between the two countries, especially in the economic and commercial fields.”
The Zambian Foreign Minister also expressed his country's aspiration to work with Egypt to face the many challenges facing the continent, which require concerted African efforts to confront them.
The Spokesman added that the meeting witnessed a discussion of ways to enhance security cooperation and exchange of information between the relevant agencies of the two countries to combat the phenomenon of cross-border terrorism on the African continent, in complementarity with the relevant continental efforts.
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