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The statements were made during the Mother’s Day ceremony attended by the president and First Lady Intissar al-Sisi.
French Ambassador to Cairo Marc Barety told press Monday that his country is a producer of wheat and that it prioritizes exporting the crop to Egypt in the current harvest season.
The G7 ambassadors to Cairo issued Tuesday a joint statement affirming their countries' support to Egypt to overcome the grain crisis incurred by the Russia-Ukraine War.
Those are coming from four countries.
President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi instructed the government Tuesday to set a fixed price for the unsubsidized loaf of bread putting an end to its random increase.
The Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade will replicate a charity initiative that took place on April 23-May 11.
The first phase will include Giza and Dahliyah governorates.
The prime minister issues such decree every three months along with the renewal of the emergency law enforcement by the president.
Other shipments carrying food and medical equipment among others will arrive soon in the neighboring country.
