President Abdel Fattah el Sisi and his Djiboutian counterpart Ismail Omar Guelleh attended the signing ceremony of agreements and memorandums of understanding following their session of talks held at Ittihadiya presidential palace on Monday.

Addressing a press conference with the Djiboutian president, Sisi welcomed Guelleh and said their fruitful and constructive talks tackled ways of boosting distinguished and profound relations between the two countries in the different domains.

Sisi said he and Guelleh highlighted the need of exerting strenuous efforts to enhance economic and trade cooperation between Egypt and Djibouti and increase Egyptian companies' activities in Djibouti in the various sectors, including energy, construction and pharmaceuticals.

Sisi and Guelleh underscored the importance of promoting cooperation and exchanging expertise between Suez Canal Authority and Djiboutian ports authority to tap wide-scale vistas of joint cooperation, Sisi noted.

He said Egypt will maintain its support for Djibouti in the different development fields.

Sisi added the deals signed today show keenness of the two countries on boosting joint cooperation to serve the interests of their peoples.

The Egyptian president said his talks with Guelleh took up several regional and international issues of mutual concern, adding they exchanged viewpoints regarding the situation in the Horn of Africa, Yemen and the status of peace and security in Africa in addition to preparations for the next African Union summit in Addis Ababa in January, 2017.

In conclusion, Sisi underlined the depth and strength of relations between Egypt and Djibouti.

Source: MENA