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Wednesday, 9 November 2022

Who talked with whom on day three of COP27

Side-room meetings continued apace on the second day of the COP27 leaders’ summit, with President El Sisi and senior ministers holding talks with a number of foreign officials:

  • El Sisi x Scholz: Egypt wants Germany to increase its investments in its industrial, energy and tourism sectors, El Sisi told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The chancellor said after the meeting that he had urged El Sisi to release Alaa Abdel Fattah, warning there could be “dreadful consequences” for the jailed activist. (Ittihadiya statement | AFP)
  • Madbouly x Amin: Egypt could be Indonesia’s gateway to Africa due to Cairo’s trade agreements with other countries on the continent, Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly told Indonesian VP Ma’ruf Amin. (Cabinet statement)
  • Shoukry x Bhutto Zardari: Pakistani FM Bilawal Bhutto Zardari discussed the recent deadly floods in his country with Foreign Minister and COP27 President Sameh Shoukry. (Foreign Ministry statement)
  • Shoukry x Colonna: The crises in Libya and Ukraine were on the table of discussions between Shoukry and French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna. (Foreign Ministry statement).
  • Madbouly x Mikati: Madbouly discussed aid given to Lebanon to support it through its ongoing financial and economic crisis with the country’s prime minister, Najib Mikati. (Cabinet statement)
  • Fouad x Chikhaoui: Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad signed an agreement with her Tunisian counterpart, Leila Chikhaoui, to increase cooperation on environmental protection, climate change and biological degradation. (Environment Ministry statement)

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