Emmanuel Macron Visits Egypt
French president, Emmanuel Macron, has embarked on his three-day trip to Egypt in a bid to reinforce ties with the northeast African country.
This is Macron’s first visit to Egypt since becoming president of France in 2017. According to economist Jean Messiha, Egypt is “a powerful regional player in the Middle East and represents the eye of France in the region”.
Accompanied by his wife, Brigitte, as well as a large delegation – including five government ministers and a dozen business leaders among others – President Macron began his visit on Sunday, 27 January, with a tour of the Ramses II temple in the tourist city of Abu Simbel.
Today, he is scheduled to arrive in Cairo to meet his counterpart, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. During their meeting, they will reportedly discuss ways to strengthen the “strategic partnership” between the two countries.
They are also expected to sign at least 30 deals – which are said to be worth several hundred million euros – in the fields of transport, renewable energy, health and agriculture.
Image: Emmanuel Macron. [online image] (2019) sourced on 28 January 2019 from: https://static.euronews.com/articles/stories/03/62/44/06/880x495_cmsv2_c30dc6e7-af86-5017-b806-517a812f7620-3624406.jpg
