Egypt participates in Russian economic forum
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi delivered a virtual speech at the opening session, stressing the need to find "effective solutions" to the global economic crisis.
CAIRO — Egypt participated as a guest of honor in the 25th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on June 15-18. The forum is considered to be the most important annual economic conference in Russia.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi participated via video conference in one of the sessions of the forum on June 17 alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In his speech, Sisi said, “Egypt will be a guest in this year’s forum session on the 25th anniversary of its launch, which reiterates the distinguished level that Egyptian-Russian economic relations have reached over recent years.”
He added, “This year’s forum is being held amid unprecedented political and economic circumstances and strategic challenges. We hope that the outcomes of the forum will contribute to finding effective solutions to these challenges in a way that mitigates the impact of the global economic crisis and its negative repercussions on many countries in the world, especially the economies of emerging countries.”
