Arab Finance: President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, This was on the sidelines of the BRICS summitheld in the city of Kazan, Federal Republic of Russia.
Ambassador Ahmed Fahmy, the official spokesman for the Presidency of the Republic, stated that the two presidents stressed interest in improving bilateral relations between the two countries to be an example of what can be accomplished at the continental level, and continuing to strengthen and diversify cooperation frameworks at the various political, economic and security levels in a way that reflects the strong historical relations that bring together the two brotherly countries. .
The meeting also dealt with the regional situation, where the efforts of Egypt and South Africa were reviewed towards supporting the Palestinian cause and the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people. The two presidents stressed the continuation of consultation and cooperation in this regard at all levels with the aim of reaching calm in the region, a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon, preventing violations in the West Bank, and supporting the path Establishing an independent Palestinian state in a way that achieves security and stability for all the peoples of the region. In that context, the two presidents stressed the necessity of implementing urgent humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, and the South African president expressed his appreciation for Egypt's essential role in this regard.
The official spokesman added that the two presidents discussed ways to advance African development priorities on the global agenda, and within the framework of the BRICS group, of which Egypt has fully joined, as the two presidents affirmed their keenness to continue joint work to achieve the interests of the African peoples and developing countries.
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