Egypt, France sign cultural cooperation deal

PARIS, FRANCE – 24 October 2017: Egypt and France signed cultural cooperation agreements Tuesday at the presence of President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi and his French Counterpart Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris.

An official reception ceremony was held Tuesday for President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi at Les Invalides, where he was received by the French Foreign Minister Jean Yves Laudrian.

Sisi is visiting Paris for three days, where he is scheduled to talk different levels of bilateral relations with his French counterpart.

Earlier Tuesday, Sisi met with CEOs of two French companies; Naval Group and France’s national state-owned railway company.

Sisi praised mutual cooperation between Egypt and the Naval Group, saying that Egypt is considered the second largest user of the military products of the French company.