{"id":544951,"date":"2022-03-29T04:00:13","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T04:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2022\/03\/29\/a-huge-day-for-diplomacy-france-will-stand-by-egypt-on-wheat-needs-arab-israeli-summit-will-happen-again\/"},"modified":"2022-03-29T04:00:13","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T04:00:13","slug":"a-huge-day-for-diplomacy-france-will-stand-by-egypt-on-wheat-needs-arab-israeli-summit-will-happen-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2022\/03\/29\/a-huge-day-for-diplomacy-france-will-stand-by-egypt-on-wheat-needs-arab-israeli-summit-will-happen-again\/","title":{"rendered":"A huge day for diplomacy: France will \u201cstand by Egypt\u201d on wheat needs + Arab-Israeli summit will happen again"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a> A major day of diplomacy: <\/strong>France will \u201cstand by Egypt\u201d and make sure we get the wheat we need if the <\/strong>Ukraine war drags on<\/strong>, French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said yesterday during a visit to Cairo, Reuters<\/a> reports. The two countries will talk regarding price, with shipping costs an important factor, Le Maire said.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly told Le Maire that Egypt is counting on France to supply it with wheat<\/strong>, according to a separate statement<\/a>. Egypt has been searching for alternative suppliers<\/a> after the war prevented Russia and Ukraine from exporting grains. The two countries provided some 80% of Egypt\u2019s imported wheat prior to the crisis.<\/p>\n

EV manufacturing, infrastructure, AI, communications, waste recycling and green hydrogen production <\/strong>are all sectors here of interest to French investors, Lemaire told President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, saying France is looking to increase<\/a> investments in Egyptian national projects.<\/p>\n

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MEANWHILE- Shoukry joins Arab, Israeli and US diplomats at key<\/strong> summit + meets Qatari, Greek FMs in Cairo.<\/strong> Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry joined his Emirati, Israeli, Moroccan, Bahraini and American counterparts at a major summit in Israel yesterday, which the diplomats used to discuss the implications of a nuclear agreement with Iran and a revival of peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine.<\/p>\n

Regional leaders will meet again: <\/strong>On the second and final day of the gathering, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid announced<\/a> that the summit would be held again and invited other states in the region to participate. \u201cThis new architecture, the shared capabilities we are building, intimidates and deters our common enemies \u2014 first and foremost Iran and its proxies \u2014 they certainly have something to fear,\u201d he said at a presser following the meetings.<\/p>\n

Arab states pressed Israel on Palestine:<\/strong> The meeting highlighted the \u201cimportance of maintaining the credibility and viability of the two-state solution,\u201d Shoukry said at the presser, describing the situation in Palestine as \u201cimportant\u201d (watch, runtime: 5:07<\/a>). US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that normalization agreements between Israel and Arab states are \u201dnot a substitute for progress between Palestinians and Israelis.\u201d<\/p>\n

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AND- Shoukry held talks with Qatar + Greek FMs after returning from Israel yesterday:<\/strong><\/p>\n