Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe affirmed Japan’s keenness to cooperate with Egypt in promoting comprehensive development, within the framework of Egypt’s 2013 strategy for sustainable development, Egyptian presidential spokesman Bassam Radi said. <\/p>\n
Abe has received Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi Thursday in Osaka, where they held a session of talks in the presence of delegations from the two countries. Sisi arrived in Osaka to attend the 2019 Group of 20 (G20) summit set to be held on June 28-29. <\/p>\n
Abe highlighted Japan’s keenness to intensify its efforts to implement bilateral projects in various fields, especially education, culture, technology, energy, and transportation. He also referred to Japan’s contribution in the Grand Egyptian Museum, which is considered a symbol for cultural cooperation between the two countries aiming to support the tourism sector in Egypt, Radi said. <\/p>\n
President Sisi affirmed his appreciation of the strong and fruitful relations with Japan, congratulating the Japanese government and people as new Emperor Naruhito officially assumed the Japanese throne in May. <\/p>\n
The discussions between Sisi and Abe also addressed preparations for the seventh Tokyo International Conference for African Development (TICAD) set to be held in August, Radi said. <\/p>\n
President Sisi invited Abe to visit Egypt, adding that he hopes that the Japanese prime minister participates in the inauguration ceremony of the Grand Egyptian Museum in 2020. <\/p>\n