El-Sisi, Macron urge Libyan peace, exit of foreign forces

French President Emmanuel Macron meets Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on the sidelines of the One Ocean Summit in Brest, France. (Facebook/Spokesman of the Egyptian Presidency)

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi meets European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on the sidelines of the One Ocean Summit in Brest, France. (Facebook/Spokesman of the Egyptian Presidency)

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi meets Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store on the sidelines of the One Ocean Summit in Brest, France. (Facebook/Spokesman of the Egyptian Presidency)

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi meets Tunisian Prime Minister Najla Bouden on the sidelines of the One Ocean Summit in Brest, France. (Facebook/Spokesman of the Egyptian Presidency)

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi speaks at the One Ocean Summit in Brest, France. (Facebook/Spokesman of the Egyptian Presidency)

• Emmanuel Macron met his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on the sidelines of the One Ocean Summit in the French port city of Brest
• El-Sisi also held talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Store, and Tunisian PM Najla Bouden

CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and French President Emmanuel Macron have urged security and stability in Libya, and the exit of mercenaries and foreign forces from the war-torn country.
The two leaders met on Friday in Brest, France, to discuss strategic relations and issues of common interest, with a high priority on restoring security in Libya.
Egyptian presidential spokesman Bassam Rady said: “The meeting discussed developments related to a number of regional issues of common interest, especially the latest developments in Libya, where the French president expressed his country’s appreciation for the Egyptian efforts to preserve Libyan national institutions and promote the path of a political settlement of the crisis.
“It was agreed on concerted joint efforts between the two sides to help Libya restore security and stability in the country, especially through the exit of mercenary and foreign forces in all their forms from Libyan lands, and the elimination of terrorism,” Rady added.
Macron stressed France’s support of Egyptian efforts to combat terrorism and extremism across the region.
El-Sisi stressed the importance that Egypt attaches to strengthening cooperation with France on political, security, military and economic issues of common interest, in a way that helps maintain security and stability across the Middle East, the Mediterranean and Africa, especially under the French presidency of the EU.
The meeting involved discussions on a number of key economic, commercial, military and security issues in the context of deepening Egypt-France bilateral relations.
The Egyptian president also held talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, and Tunisian Prime Minister Najla Bouden on the sidelines of the summit.