In pics: Sisi meets with Naval Group CEO in Paris

PARIS, FRANCE – 24 October 2017: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi met Tuesday with Hervé Guillou CEO of Naval Group, a French industrial group specialized in naval defense and marine renewable energy.

Naval Group is a member of the United Nations Global Compact. The group reports revenues of €3.19 billion and has a workforce of 12,779 employees.

The meeting comes as part of President Sisi’s busy agenda Tuesday, which includes meetings with high level French officials and two French companies, one of them is Naval Group and the other is 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.


President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi during his meeting with the head of Naval Group Hervé Guillou in Paris - Press photo


President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi during his meeting with the head of Naval Group Hervé Guillou in Paris - Press photo