Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has hailed long-standing Egyptian-German relations at all levels, expressing hope for cementing them especially in the economic and trade domains through magnifying the volume of German investments in Egypt.

During a meeting Berlin on Monday with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the president described Germany as one of the Egypt’s key partners in the European continent.

The Egyptian president pointed out to great chances available for German companies to operate in Egyptian markets especially in the infrastructure domains.

Egyptian Presidential spokesman Bassam Rady said the German president warmly welcomed president Sisi and hailed relations binding the two countries.

President Steinmeier praised national development projects being carried out in Egypt expressing his country’s support for Egypt’s development efforts through exchanging expertise and launching joint investment projects.

The German leader hailed Egypt’s pivotal role to achieve stability in the Middle East and Africa.

According to the spokesman, the meeting dealt with regional and international issues of mutual concern topped by the Ukrainian, Libyan and Yemeni crises as well as the Palestinian cause as the two sides saw eye to eye on the importance of reaching a just and durable solution to the Palestinian problem in line with international terms of references.

Source: State Information Service Egypt