Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrives in Doha on Tuesday for a two-day visit, his first since taking power in 2014, in a move aimed at cementing reconciliation between the two countries after three years of estrangement.
The Qatar News Agency (QNA) announced that Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, will welcome the president of the sister Arab Republic of Egypt tomorrow, Tuesday, who will arrive in the country for a two-day official visit. While an official statement has not yet been issued by the Egyptian presidency.
The Emir of Qatar visited Egypt last June with the aim of sanctifying reconciliation.
Egypt cut ties with Qatar in June 2017, along with Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain, after Cairo accused Doha of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood.
In January 2021, the four countries restored relations with Qatar.
Qena said that the visit “creates a new stage and an important milestone in the path of bilateral relations between Doha and Cairo and elevates them to the level of a fruitful partnership.”
He continued: “The relations between Qatar and Egypt are witnessing the movement of contacts and active visits from both sides in order to document the benefit of the two countries”, considering that Sisi’s visit “is particularly important in terms of timing, before the start of the summit of Arab countries.” Next November in Algeria.
At the end of March, Qatar announced that it would invest more than $4.5 billion in Egypt, which is suffering economic problems due to the Covid-19 pandemic, exacerbated by Russia’s war against Ukraine, which has prompted Cairo to devalue its currency. reduce more from 17 percent two months ago.
At the same time, Qatari giant Qatar Energy signed a deal with ExxonMobil to acquire a 40 percent stake in an exploration field in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Egypt.
Source: Lebanon Debate
