Sisi to affirm during Washington summit importance of Africa’s integration into global economy

Egyptiaan President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will affirm during the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington the importance of the African continent’s integration into global economy.

Presidential spokesman Bassam Rady said in statements on Wednesday that the president will shed light on the integration to benefit from the global economy, attract investments, transfer of technology, support local industries and face climate change problems.

The president will talk in Egypt’s address to the summit on Egypt’s efforts during the past years especially in the fields of economy, increase of intra-African trade, establishment of bridges of communications, roads and land, maritime and airlines projects among African countries to promote the volume of trade and benefit from the continents’ natural resources.