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Sunday, 11 June 2017

El Sisi is in Berlin for a business-focused trip

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi arrives in Berlin today for what officials are describing as alargely business-focused visit, according to Al Masry Al Youm. The president’s packed agenda includes a speech at two-day G20 Africa Partnership Conference that kicks off tomorrow. He will also participate in a roundtable discussion with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other African leaders on infrastructure investment in Africa and public-private partnership agreements. German executives will also be at the meeting, including Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser, who will brief attendees on his company’s partnership with the Egyptian government on energy projects.

EUR 207 mn’s worth of new agreements: El Sisi is expected to sign new agreements worth a collective EUR 207 mn during meetings with German business leaders, according to Investment and International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr, who’s accompanying the president.

Egyptian-German Business Forum to launch: The president will also kick-off the Egyptian-German Business Forum, with more than 150 German and Egyptian companies in attendance, Egypt’s ambassador to Berlin tells AMAY. The Forum will be co-headed by Egyptian Trade and Industry Minister Tarek Kabil and German Economic Affairs and Energy Minister Brigitte Zypries.

El Sisi will also be holding one-on-ones with Merkel and other officials including Vice Chancellor and Foreign Affairs Minister Sigmar Gabriel and the ministers of interior, economic affairs and energy, and economic cooperation and development.

We’ll also be on the lookout for an interview with El Sisi on German TV.

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