President El-Sisi Meets Chairman of A.P. Moller -Maersk Group

alhadath – cairo

Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with
Robert Maersk Uggla,
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, on the sidelines of the President’s state visit to Denmark.

The Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, said the chairman of the Danish company thanked the President for the support provided by the Egyptian government to the company’s operations in Egypt and noted Egypt’s efforts to attract foreign investments in various sectors, as well as removing any obstacles facing companies operating in Egypt. He emphasized the company’s keenness to enhance its cooperation and consider increasing the scope of its business in Egypt.

President El-Sisi praised the existing cooperation with Maersk, stressing Egypt’s appreciation for the efforts made by the company to develop a number of Egyptian container terminals with the aim of transforming them into global container handling terminals in the eastern and southern Mediterranean region. The President noted the company’s projects to produce and supply its ships with green fuel, which contributes to making Egypt a regional hub for the company’s operations, whether in terms of container trade or clean fuel production.

The meeting discussed ways to develop cooperation between the two sides and opportunities to enhance the company’s investments in Egypt in a way that achieves mutual