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Tuesday, 30 October 2018

El Sisi talks diplomacy during Berlin visit

El Sisi’s second day in Berlin: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met yesterday with the CEO of Germany’s ThyssenKrupp, Ralph Reichmann, to discuss ways to boost cooperation on fertilizer manufacturing, Ittihadiya said in a statement. Reichmann said his company that his company is willing to study new investments in Egypt.

El Sisi also met with a number of state officials while in Berlin for the G20 Compact with Africa conference, including his German counterpartFrank Steinmeier, Economic Cooperation and Development Minister Gerd Müller for talks on economic and education development, and Bundestag President Wolfgang Schäuble. El Sisi, who’s in Berlin for four days, is also set to hold bilateral talks with the German Chancellor Angela Merkel. His visit comes the EU looks to cement a policy of having North African countries police waters for illegal migration in exchange for development aid. EU officials have been promoting Egypt’s role in this.

Also from Berlin, El Sisi spoke on the phone with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir to assure him of Egypt’s continued support for the South Sudan peace process, an Ittihadiya statement reads.

The trip was all over the airwaves, with coverage on El Hekaya (watch, runtime: 5:31), Hona Al Asema (watch, runtime: 51:50), Al Hayah Al Youm (watch here, runtime: 5:21 and here, runtime: 5:19), and Masaa DMC (watch, runtime: 4:26).

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