Sisi, Guelleh attach great importance to enhancing economic cooperation

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and his Djiboutian counterpart Ismail Omar Guelleh stressed the importance of exerting more efforts to boost cooperation, especially in the fields of economy, activities of Egyptian companies in Djibouti, energy, construction and medicine.

In a press conference with Guelleh, Sisi hailed Monday's talks that took place at Itihadiya presidential palace as fruitful and constructive for bolstering bilateral relations in various fields.

Within the context, Sisi pointed out to exchanging know-how between the Suez Canal Authority and the Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority (DPFZA) with a view to increasing bilateral cooperation.

The Egyptian president expressed happiness over Guelleh's visit to Egypt.

He further stressed that Egypt will continue offering support for Djibouti in the development fields, particularly with regard to health and education through the endeavours of the Foreign Ministry-affiliate Egyptian Agency of Partnership for Development (EAPD).

Today's signed cooperation agreements and memorandums of understanding (MoUs) reflects both countries' keenness on enhancing bilateral relations, Sisi noted.

The talks tackled regional and international issues of mutual concern, Sisi noted, adding that Arab and African issues along with the current situation in Yemen were discussed as well.

Preparation for the upcoming African summit, set to be held in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, was tackled during the talks, Sisi went on to say.

For his part, the Djibouti president underscored the distinguished relations binding the two sisterly nations and mutual keenness on boosting bilateral ties.

President Guelleh praised the outcomes of Monday's warm talks that took up the latest Arab, regional and international developments.

Guelleh said that he is looking forward to establishing personal communication with Sisi in order to improve cooperation at all levels and fields.