What happened in the quiet meeting between El-Sisi and Macron?

According to IRNA, the Le Monde newspaper on Saturday, referring to this meeting which was held in the form of a business lunch, described it without fuss and quietly and wrote: Abdul Fattah al-Sisi Egypt’s president is increasing calls to prepare for the COP27 conference (COP27: annual climate change conferences of the United Nations); While his French counterpart seeks to increase the country’s weight in the Middle East.

This French newspaper assessed yesterday’s meeting as the first meeting between the two presidents after the re-election of Macron, who is eager to strengthen close ties with his Egyptian counterpart to increase Paris’ political weight in the region.

Le Monde recalls that El-Sisi, who recently visited Berlin and Belgrade, has increased his contacts to host the 27th Cup, which will be hosted by Egypt in November.

This newspaper published in Paris, yesterday’s meeting is part of the series of meetings between Macron and various leaders of the Middle East since the trip Yair Lapid The Prime Minister of the Zionist regime has described on the 5th of July; The meetings with the meeting of the French President with Muhammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan President of the United Arab Emirates and then Mahmoud Abbas The head of the Palestinian Authority also continued.

Pointing out that the war in Ukraine and its impact on food and energy was one of the focal points of the meeting between Macron and El-Sisi, Le Monde points out Egypt’s heavy dependence on grain imports from Ukraine and adds: if the agreement between Moscow and Kiev that was signed on Friday Istanbul was signed, well implemented, Egypt can be unblocked [صادرات غلات] to benefit from the Black Sea ports.

Macron’s idea for closer relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia

This French newspaper worries about fate Alaa Abdul Fattah The Egyptian blogger and political activist called the prevention of a new escalation of tension in the region, especially in the event of the failure of negotiations related to Iran’s nuclear energy, which have been deadlocked for months and Tehran and Washington did not reach an agreement on the final blocking points, among the other axes of this meeting. The side has announced.

According to Le Monde’s report, in yesterday’s meeting, as in his meeting with the president of the United Arab Emirates, Macron proposed the idea of ​​organizing a new regional conference by the end of this year, modeled after the Baghdad conference in August 2021.

According to this report, Macron’s idea pursues the possibility of the representatives of Iran and Saudi Arabia sitting at the same table with the aim of creating tension between the two rival powers.

In the same link, the Elysee Palace also wrote on Saturday, referring to the meeting between Macron and El-Sisi yesterday: the presidents of the two countries discussed the war led by Russia in Ukraine and the means of dealing with the economic and energy consequences, as well as the dangers that weigh on the world’s food security. They had a conversation.

According to this report, as part of their close dialogue on regional crises, the axis of human rights, the situation in the Middle East, the nuclear issue of Iran and the fight against terrorism, Macron and El-Sisi also discussed and agreed to strengthen their coordination on all these issues. .

Elyse recalls: While Egypt is preparing to host the Cup 27 conference in Sharm el-Sheikh next November, the heads of the two countries also exchanged views on climate issues.

According to IRNA, the President of Egypt went to Paris on a three-day official trip on December 99 at the invitation of Macron. A trip that covered a wide range of issues related to the Middle East, developments in North Africa, human rights, and French arms sales to Egypt.