Telephone conversation with President El-Sisi of Egypt

The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, had a telephone conversation today with the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.

The call provided an opportunity to review the main areas of bilateral cooperation, starting with the initiatives launched by Italy in the sectors of education, vocational training, renewable energy and sustainable agriculture within the framework of the Mattei Plan for Africa, as well as cooperation on the issue of migration in line with the memorandum of understanding between the EU and Egypt.

The two leaders also discussed the situation in the Middle East, agreeing on the need to keep working for the stabilisation and reconstruction of Gaza with the aim of reviving a political dialogue for a just and lasting peace in the region