Sisi affirms Egypt’s keenness to enhance cooperation with Kazakhstan

CAIRO – 24 February 2022: President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi affirmed on Thursday Egypt’s keenness to strengthen cooperation mechanisms with Kazakhstan at various levels in order to achieve the interests of the two countries’ peoples.

Sisi made the remarks in a phone call with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Egyptian Presidency’s Spokesman Bassam Radi said in a statement.

Sisi affirmed special Egyptian-Kazakh relations during the phone call.

The Kazakh president hailed the strong and constructive relations between Egypt and Kazakhstan, especially in light of Egypt’s regional significance.

Tokayev affirmed Kazakhstan’s keenness to enhance joint cooperation between the two countries.

The phone call discussed regional issues of mutual concern as well as bilateral cooperation topics, the spokesman said.

This comes within the framework of increasing the joint investment opportunities and maximizing trade exchange between the two countries, the spokesman said.

This is in addition to cooperation in the fields of health, agriculture, tourism, and culture.

The two presidents also addressed coordination and exchange of information between relevant authorities of both countries, according to the spokesman.

Kazakhstan is among the 10 largest producers of wheat and also one of the world’s largest wheat and flour exporters.

Egypt has expressed concerns regarding a potential rise in wheat prices and scarcity in wheat supply over tensions between Russia and Ukraine.

In a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli said Egypt will look forward to diversifying its sources of wheat import given that the country receives most of its annual wheat imports from Russia and Ukraine.