President El-Sisi Meets the Chairman of the European People’s Party Group

alhadath – cairo

Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Chairman of the European People’s Party Group, Mr. Manfred Weber. The EPP Group is the largest and oldest group in the European Parliament. The meeting was also attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates, Dr. Badr Abdelatty.

Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Ahmed Fahmy, said that during the meeting the two sides underscored the profound Egyptian-European relations, which culminated recently with the comprehensive and strategic partnership between Egypt and the European Union. He confirmed that this demonstrated the two sides’ longstanding and shared interests. Mr. Weber expressed huge appreciation for Egypt at the European level, stressing his political group’s commitment to forging closer joint cooperation across all domains. He underlined the growing and diverse economic relations between the two sides and the increase in European investments in Egypt to achieve mutual benefit from the development efforts underway in Egypt, in a way that serves the interests of both sides.

The meeting also tackled the latest developments in the region. The European group lauded Egypt’s steadfast and solid role in support of regional stability as well as its tireless efforts to settle the ongoing crises in the region. President El-Sisi reiterated the crucial need for concerted efforts by all international actors, including the European Union, to vigorously push toward achieving calm and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon; ending the aggression in the West Bank; and ensuring immediate, full and unfettered access for humanitarian aid and relief. President El-Sisi emphasized that the two-state solution and the establishment of an independent Palestinian State, in line with the resolutions of international legitimacy, is the only viable path for achieving durable peace and stability in the region.