CAIRO, April 7 (MENA) - Presidential Spokesman Ambassador Mohamed el Shennawy said President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and French President Emmanuel Macron held a tete a tete summit at the Ittihadiya Palace earlier Monday followed by an expanded session of talks involving the Egyptian and French delegations.

Sisi and Macron signed a joint declaration to raise Egyptian-French relations to the level of strategic partnership, he said.

Earlier today, the two presidents witnessed the signing of a number of agreements and MoUs between their countries.

Sisi welcomed Macron, who is here on a three-day high level official visit, at the Ittihadiya Palace where he was given a 21 gun salute. The national anthems of the two countries were played and the two presidents reviewed the guards of honor , he added.

A trilateral summit, involving Egypt, France and Jordan will follow to discuss regional developments including the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.(MENA)
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