Egyptian President calls for promoting coexistence, tolerance

He was speaking as he received Sunday French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, in the presence of his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry.

Egypt’s Presidential Spokesperson, Bassam Rady, stated that “the meeting tackled various topics, including joint cooperation within the framework of the strategic bilateral relations between the two countries, as well as reviewing ways to enhance efforts to confront the escalation of extremism and hatred in light of the recent tension between the Islamic world and Europe.”

The French Foreign Minister underlined his country’s respect for and appreciation of all religions, their principles and values, and its keenness to strengthen cooperation and consultation with Egypt to combat the phenomenon of intolerance and extremist ideology that is spreading, the spokesperson said.