Sisi receives EU president in Cairo, discuss preparations for COP27

Sisi receives EU president in Cairo, discuss preparations for COP27

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi welcomed the visit of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today in Cairo onWednesday.

They discussed Egypt-EU relations as well as preparations for the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27.

“We seek, through our continuous direct communication and joint work at all levels, to strengthen and intensify the momentum [of cooperation] with the aim of achieving a qualitative leap in our partnership, especially in light of the difficult political and economic conditions that the world is currently going through,” Sisi said during a press conference with the EU President.

“Our meeting today was an opportunity to reaffirm that Egypt is proud of the EU as a key partner in various fields.

These are very revelent especially as Egypt is towards a steady path of construction and development through an ambitious future vision.

This is based on our awareness and appreciation of the weight and importance of the EU as an essential economic and political power in the international arena,” he added.

Sisi affirmed that his meeting with the President of the European Commission, which touched on joint coordination, is a connection to international efforts to confront the challenge of climate change.

He added, during the joint press conference, that von der