Sisi receives his Albanian counterpart at Ittihadiya Palace

CAIRO - 27 February 2019: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi received his Albanian counterpart Ilir Meta on Wednesday at Itihadiya Presidential Palace, according to a statement issued by presidential spokesperson Bassam Radi.

The statement reported that the two sides are expected to hold a joint press conference later to brief the media on the outcome of their talks.

Albania is seeking to strengthen economic and trade cooperation with Egypt, while increasing bilateral trade. Trade between the two countries reached $22 million last year compared to $4 million in 2012 and 2013, the statement added.
 
Albania imports granite, porcelain, white marble, vegetables and fruit especially citrus from Egypt as well as an Albanian businessmen are interested in investing in Egypt and are currently negotiating to set up joint factories to manufacture building materials to cover the local market and export the rest to the region's markets.
 
Several agreements are also expected to be signed in the fields of maritime transport, agriculture and economic cooperation.