Sisi holds meeting with French Minister of the Armed Forces

CAIRO - 23 October 2017: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi will meet with French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly at the headquarters of the French in Paris, where he will discuss the bilateral military cooperation.

President Sisi arrived in Paris on Monday for a four-day visit, during which he received a red-carpet reception once he arrived in Paris on Monday will discuss bilateral cooperation and regional and international of mutual concerns.


French military troops are waiting for the arrival of President Sisi and French Defense Minister Florence Parly- Mohamed al-Gali

President Sisi will meet with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Elysee Palace on Tuesday, discussing cooperation in fields of economics, military, education and travel, and counter-terrorism.

Sisi will also meet with a number of French businessmen to boost economic cooperation with the French side, since France is the biggest investor in Egypt with €3.5 billion worth of investments, which makes it the 7th biggest importer to Egypt. Meanwhile, there are 160 French corporations operating on Egyptian soil, employing more than 30,000 Egyptians in all fields.

In addition, Sisi will hold a number of meetings with the head of the French National Assembly (the lower house of Parliament), the head of the French Senate, and Prime Minister Édouard Philippe.

Sisi’s visit is the first official one to the Elysee Palace since Macron took office, and the third to France. In November 2014, the Egyptian President paid an official visit for three days, during which he met with former President François Hollande. In November 2015, President Sisi attended the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 21, in Paris.


French military troops are waiting for the arrival of President Sisi and French Defense Minister Florence Parly- Mohamed al-Gali