It was another night all about diplomacy: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto yesterday — the two held a meeting alongside a number of ministers, before holding a joint presser (watch, runtime 17:53) and releasing a joint statement.

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The two leaders discussed strengthening ties in the fields of trade, investment, industry, manufacturing, as well as food security, renewable energy, education, and tourism, according to an Ittihadiya statement.

Could we be looking at more Egypt-Indonesia trade? The Indonesian president highlighted “the importance of increasing Indonesian investments in Egypt,” and the possibility of the two sides working together to localize certain industries. Subianto noted his country’s willingness to develop a preferential trade agreement with Egypt.

The two sides agreed to set up a logistics zone in the Suez Canal Economic Zone, with participation from public and private players from both countries, El Sisi said during the presser without providing any further details. Indonesia will send a delegation to Egypt soon to look into the matter as well as to explore palm oil investments.

Regional developments were also among the topics discussed, with both leaders emphasizing the need for a ceasefire in Gaza.

The news received coverage from Ala Masouleety’s Ahmed Moussa (watch, runtime 22:04).

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