Meeting with Macron, French ministers tops Sisi’s agenda Tuesday

PARIS, FRANCE – 24 October 2017: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi is scheduled to meet Tuesday with high level French officials and two French companies, one of them specialized in railways.

The official reception of President Sisi at the Elysee Palace will take place Tuesday, and will be followed by bilateral talks between him and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron.

Both leaders are set to witness the signing of 17 cooperation agreements between both countries.

French President Macron will hold a luncheon in honor of President Sisi and his entourage.

President Sisi’s agenda also includes meetings with high level French officials, including French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe. He will then head to the headquarters of the French Foreign Ministry to meet with Foreign Minister Jean Yves Laudrian.

President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi has received a red-carpet reception once he arrived in Paris on Monday.

During his official four-day visit to France, President Sisi will discuss bilateral cooperation and regional and international of mutual concerns.