Paris : Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian signed here on Tuesday 11 cooperation agreements in the fields of education, energy, health, social protection and training.

Several agreements were signed on the sidelines of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s visit to France, to support the Egyptian government’s economic and social reforms, develop renewable energies and strengthen cooperation to train youth, an official source said in a statement.

The two sides signed a declaration to develop the French University of Egypt and a loan agreement between the French Development Agency (AFD) and the Egyptian government to support the energy sector, as well as an agreement to fund health centers in five governorates.

The agreements are also for the construction of five solar power plants with a total capacity of 225 MWs, in addition to the provision of a loan to support the social protection reform and the launch of a technical support program with the ministry of electricity.

The two sides further signed an agreement to enhance cooperation in the field of training leading cadres in the administrative body of the state, and another agreement to establish an “Egyptian headquarters” in the International University City of Paris.

—Ayman Mohammed/AB/OIC-UNA