Cairo and Paris have signed several agreements, joint declarations, declarations of intent and memorandums of understanding during Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s visit to France.

Egypt signed three executive agreements with the Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) to support Egypt’s energy sector, upgrade a number of primary healthcare centers in five governorates and develop eastern Alexandria’s wastewater treatment plants.

The two sides also inked two joint declarations to provide technical assistance to Egypt’s Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy as well as to support the country’s social protection sector.

Cairo also signed three joint declarations with France’s Proparco institution to finance the establishment of six solar-powered plants in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Aswan through Eren group, EDF group and Voltalia company.

Meanwhile, the governments of Egypt and France inked two declarations of intent on supplying Egypt with some 500 mobile food carts as well as on funding feasibility studies meant to upgrade Mansoura’s urban transport network.

A memorandum of understanding was also inked between Egypt’s National Authority for Tunnels and France’s RATP group on maintaining Cairo Metro’s first line and continuing the operation of its third line.

In the same respect, the Egyptian National Railways Authority signed a declaration of intent with France’s SNCF group.

Separately, two other declarations were inked on promoting cultural, educational and Francophone cooperation in addition to fostering cooperation on training Egyptian leaders.

Cairo and Paris also signed a declaration of intent on establishing a French-Egyptian university.

The last agreement inked during Sisi's visit was related to setting up "the Egyptian home" at the International University City of Paris.

Source : Mena