CAIRO, 14 February 2022, (TON): Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said that Cairo is keen to strengthen relations with Germany following a meeting with the country’s foreign minister.

He said that Egypt attaches particular importance to its close relations with Germany, and in strengthening cooperation and mutual interests between the two countries.

During his meeting with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, El-Sisi said that Egypt considers partnership relations with Germany as an essential hub for Egyptian relations with Europe, given Germany’s position and weight as a major European country.

Spokesman for the Egyptian Presidency Bassam Rady said that El-Sisi expressed his aspiration to continue existing cooperation with the new German government on the basis of mutual respect and a balanced partnership, based on the standing of both Egypt and Germany and their great weight and pivotal role both regionally and internationally.

The spokesman said that the German foreign minister affirmed her country’s pride in its strong and distinguished relations with Egypt as a “center of stability and balance” in the Middle East and Africa.