DOHA – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will hold a session of bilateral talks with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in the Qatari capital of Doha Monday.
The summit meeting will be followed by a plenary session of talks that will be held by senior officials of the two countries in the presence of the Egyptian and Qatari leaders.
Talks between the two leaders are expected to focus on ways of strengthening Egypt-Qatar co-operation across various fields and review regional developments, particularly regarding the Palestinian issue and ongoing efforts to achieve a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Sisi arrived in the Qatari capital on Sunday, at the start of a Gulf tour taking him to Qatar and Kuwait. He was welcomed at Doha airport by the Qatari emir.
The president will hold a meeting Sunday evening with members of the Qatari business community to explore opportunities for economic cooperation.
President Sisi’s visit to Doha comes in light of the development of relations between the two countries since 2021 where the Qatari emir visited Cairo in June 2022 while president Sisi visited Doha in September 2022 as three memoranda of understanding were signed in the fields of ports, social affairs and cooperation between Egypt’s Sovereign Fund and Qatar Investment Authority.
The volume of trade exchange between Egypt and Qatar reached 205 million US dollars by the end of 2024 while the total Qatari investments in Egypt amounted to 5.5 billion US dollars.
After the end of his trip to Qatar, Sisi will then head to Kuwait, the second stop in his Gulf tour. The visit is meant to underscore the deep strategic relations between Egypt and Kuwait and their shared commitment to expanding economic and investment cooperation.
The president is set to meet with Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as well as Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior and Acting Prime Minister Sheikh Fahd Youssef Saud Al-Sabah.
