President El-Sisi Meets President of European Commission

Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, on the sidelines of the Egyptian-European Summit. They discussed several bilateral cooperation files, including the expected signing of the joint political declaration document to elevate relations between Egypt and the European Union to the level of "strategic and comprehensive partnership”. They also reviewed regional developments. President El-Sisi stressed the necessity of reaching a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and reaffirmed Egypt’s rejection of the forced displacement of the Palestinians outside their land and that it would not allow it.