CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, in a meeting with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Tuesday, expressed Cairo’s interest in boosting ties with Berlin.
Their discussions focused on developments in the east Mediterranean, Libya, Syria and Yemen.
El-Sisi said there is no way to settle the crises in these countries except through political solutions that preserve their unity, territorial integrity and national institutions.
He expressed his desire to optimize coordination and cooperation with Germany on various political, security and economic issues of mutual interest, according to his spokesman.
Baerbock welcomed El-Sisi’s visit to Berlin, and said Germany looks forward to boosting coordination with Egypt on Middle East issues in light of Cairo’s political leverage in the regional.
They discussed regional and international issues of mutual interest, particularly developments in Ukraine and their negative economic repercussions worldwide.
They also discussed the coronavirus pandemic and climate change in light of Egypt’s hosting of the UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh in November.
