President Sisi on his fourth historic visit to Germany

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi started his agenda on Monday during his official visit to the German capital of Berlin, visiting the Bundestag, where he was received by Speaker of the Parliament Wolfgang Schaeuble. In the evening a working dinner took place in honor of the visit of the President and Co-Chairs of this year's G20 Partnership with Africa Summit.

President El Sisi participated in a meeting between the German President and Heads of State and Government of the countries participating in the G20 and Africa Summit.

President El Sisi arrived in Berlin yesterday to attend the G20 and Africa meetings.

The Egyptian community in Germany also received President El-Sisi with flowers, Egyptian flags and chants of “Long Live Egypt.

The G20 initiative aims to support economic cooperation between Africa and the G20 countries through joint projects that contribute to accelerating the growth of the continent.

This initiative was launched by the Federal Republic of Germany in 2017 during its presidency of the G20 to support development in African countries and attract investment.

The president's visit to Germany also includes intensive activity at the bilateral level, and is scheduled to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel within the framework of strengthening bilateral relations between Egypt and Germany in various fields, in addition to exchanging views on the developments of regional and international issues of common interest.

During his visit to the Bundestag, President al-Sisi discussed a number of issues, most notably:

- Strengthening strategic relations in various fields as well as discussing regional and international issues and developments in the Middle East, especially the crises of the Golan and Jerusalem, and consultation on regional and international situations, particularly how to confront terrorism and extremist groups, pushing forward the Middle East peace process and reviewing all developments on the regional arena and the importance of reaching political solutions to the crises of a number of countries in the region.

Such solutions can preserve the unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of these countries, and safeguard their national institutions and the capabilities of their people.

- Highlighting the importance of concerted international efforts to tackle the threat of terrorism and extremism that has become a threat to the whole world. Also affirming the importance of Egypt's role in the region as a main pillar of security and stability, Egypt's efforts to combat terrorism and confront extremism, in addition to the important development steps taken by the Egyptian government during the past period. This comes in addition to implementing an integrated program of economic reform and review of the role played by Egypt, as one of the main and effective forces in achieving security and stability in the region, and its efforts to achieve security, stability and development and to confront extremism and terrorism, to review the meeting of the Egyptian vision towards crises, and Cairo's efforts to help promote the stability of the region and find solutions to those crises.

- Stressing the importance of upgrading bilateral relations at all political, economic and military levels, in the interest of Egypt and the countries of the talks and reviewing the plan for achieving comprehensive economic development at a steady pace through several decisive economic measures aimed at bringing about a major development in the infrastructure at the level of the Republic as well as reviewing the vision of Egypt, which is based on the necessity of preserving the national state in the region, and working to support its institutions and strengthen its cohesion in order to achieve its unity and territorial integrity. It would curb the expansion of terrorism in the region by ending the vacuum that has allowed its existence and growth over the past years, and to develop a common strategy for ways to deal with existing challenges and crises.

- Presenting the African vision of ways of achieving peace and sustainable development and consolidating the foundations of a just partnership between Africa and Germany within the framework of common and mutual interests.

German Ambassador: Egypt's presidency of the African Union supports economy of the continent

The German Ambassador to Cairo said that Egypt has distinguished relations with African countries, and its presidency of the African Union will certainly launch initiatives to support African economies.

He said in remarks on Monday that the aim of the Berlin initiative launched during its presidency of the Group of 20 is to expand the network of African countries' relations with the world, hoping to implement new projects that are positive and for the benefit of all.

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi arrived in Berlin yesterday to participate in the meetings of the Group of 20 and Africa. The Egyptian community in Germany received President El Sisi with flowers and Egyptian flags and chants of "Long live Egypt".

Sisi's visit to Berlin strengthens Egypt's role in boosting development efforts on African continent

The State Information Service (SIS) said in a report that this is the fourth time that President Sisi visited Germany, where the last visit was in mid-February this year, to participate in the Munich Conference on Security Policy.

This is the third summit for Africa, organized by the G20, in which President El Sisi is participating, after receiving an invitation from German Chancellor Angela Merkel to participate in the summit, with the aim of opening high-level dialogue channels between the heads and governments of the countries participating in the initiative & CWA to enhance the business environment and increase investment opportunities in the continent.

The Program of Action of the Third Partnership for Africa Summit includes an investment conference, organized by the Afro-German Business Association, as well as the participation of representatives of companies that already have investment projects in CWA countries (Egypt, Ethiopia, Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Morocco, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo and Tunisia), and its approach to investment projects in other countries, to put them in the spotlight and show the results achieved so far.

The report pointed out that a seminar will be devoted to discussing several issues, including the promotion of German direct investment opportunities in the continent, in addition to reviewing the projects of the most important German companies in the CWA countries.

The summit will also include a session to present insights and views on ways to deepen the G20 partnership with Africa and to review access to African markets in the light of the opportunities and marketing challenges that already exist in some countries.

The report pointed out that the final session of the summit will discuss ways of cooperation in order to increase growth rates and benefit from new partnerships between investors and development institutions in the continent.

According to the SIS report, since 2017, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has adopted the Partnership for Africa (CWA) initiative through its chairmanship of the G20, with the aim of promoting sustainable economic growth and stability on the continent.

Growing bilateral relations

In addition to the Partnership Summit with Africa, President El Sisi's visit to Germany contributes to enhancing the growing bilateral relations between Egypt and Germany. President Sisi and Chancellor Merkel held a summit in New York in September 2015, stressing the importance Egypt attaches to its distinguished relations with Germany.

For her part, the German Chancellor, Merkel, praised the level of ongoing contacts and continuous coordination between the Egyptian and German sides in various political and economic fields to follow up on the common issues and what is agreed upon between the two sides, and expressed her agreement with the Egyptian vision of comprehensive confrontation of terrorism.

Economic relations

Egypt ranks among the top 10 recipients of investment guarantees and tops the list in the region. German companies pay great attention to investment opportunities in the Suez Canal Economic Zone, particularly in the pharmaceutical, automotive, auto parts, logistics, infrastructure and clean and renewable energy projects.

Economic agreements

On October 31, they discussed ways of cooperation between the two countries to develop partnership and cooperation in the field of waste recycling, energy, infrastructure, education, agriculture, and work on joint projects in the field of smart cities, and others.

A number of cooperation agreements and memorandums of understanding were signed between Egypt and Germany on 27/6/2019 in the presence of a number of ministers, officials and businessmen from both sides in the field of water supply and treatment, medical tourism and training of human cadres.

On 7/3/2019, the Petroleum and Mineral Resources Authority signed a new petroleum agreement with the German company DIA to search for oil and gas in the regions of Ras Badran and for oil in the Gulf of Suez.

On 23/12/2018, the two sides signed two agreements for technical and financial cooperation with a total value of 150.5 million euros in the sectors of education, electricity, new and renewable energy, energy efficiency and agriculture, as well as small and medium enterprises.

El Sisi discusses with German president strengthening strategic relations

President Andrew Fattah El Sisi held talks with his German counterpart in Berlin as part of his official visit to the country.

Talks dealt with the strengthening of strategic relations in various fields, as well as regional and international issues and developments in the Middle East, especially the crises of Syria and Jerusalem, and consultation on regional and international situations, in particular how to confront terrorism and extremist groups, push forward the Middle East peace process and review the developments in the regional arena.

El Sisi: We look forward to developing friendly relations with Germany at various levels

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi visited the Reichstag building, the historic seat of the German parliament, and was received by President of the Bundestag.

Ambassador Bassam Radi, Spokesman of the Presidency, said that the Speaker of the Parliament confirmed his welcome to the President's visit to Germany, noting the distinguished relations between the Egyptian and German people, and explained his country's keenness to support Egypt in its efforts to achieve comprehensive development, which has witnessed a great boom during the recent period, strengthening partnership between the two countries in various fields, especially at the parliamentary level.

For his part, the President expressed his appreciation for the visit of the German Parliament and his meeting with Schaeuble again.

Sisi discusses launch of military projects with Germany

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi discussed on Monday the launch of joint military projects with the German Federal Federation for Security and Defense Industries.

He stressed the need to take into account the great challenges in the region, which requires the highest degree of readiness in terms of the use of the latest technological systems in the field of security and defense equipment.

The German delegation, which Sisi visited at his residence in Germany, highlighted the need to provide Egypt with the necessary needs to strengthen its defense capabilities and modernization and development.