Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi kicked off on Sunday a four-day official visit to Austria.
He is scheduled to take part in the high-level Africa-Europe Forum, along with a number of African and European leaders, to boost bilateral partnership. The forum begins on Monday.
His Vienna visit comes at an invitation by Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, current president of the Council of the European Union, and Rwandan President Paul Kagame, current Chairperson of the African Union.
Sisi’s visit will include a summit meeting with Kurz, as well as bilateral talks with a number of Austrian officials, politicians and investors to discuss bilateral cooperation, especially in investment, trade, technology, innovation, education, scientific research, transport and railways.
They will also exchange views and coordinate stances on regional issues and issues of common concern.
Sisi is also set to deliver a speech at the forum that focuses on Egypt's vision, which aims at pushing forward development efforts in Africa.
A number of roundtable meetings will be held on the sidelines of the forum to tackle African-European cooperation in the fields of agriculture and technology, obstacles facing African-European cooperation, higher education and scientific research, investment in new projects, linking cities and mobilizing finance to address climate change in Africa and achieve sustainable energy, e-government, means of accelerating e-commerce in Africa and communications.
The leaders participating in the forum will hold a high-level dialogue, entitled "Cooperation in the digital age," on the cooperation between Africa and the European Union in the field of innovation and digital technology.
Egypt's ambassador to Vienna and its representative to international organizations Omar Amer said that Sisi's visit will contribute to enhancing bilateral cooperation in the fields of trade and investment.
