Egypt has carried out simultaneous steps in the past two days to revive its economic and agricultural relations with the European Union and its member states. Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan met in Cairo on Monday, during which Shoukry expressed his country’s readiness to cooperate with the European Union (EU) in new agricultural projects. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Hafez said the meeting tackled bilateral relations in the fields of “agriculture, development of irrigation and land reclamation.” The two sides also discussed the possibility of launching tripartite cooperation projects with African states in the agricultural field, according to Hafez. The EU commissioner was keen to be posted on Egypts priorities during its presidency of the African Union in 2019 and its vision towards cementing cooperation with African partners in various fields of development. Meanwhile, an Egyptian ministerial delegation continued its visit to Germany to discuss boosting relations and transferring Berlins expertise in the field of waste management and recycling. The delegation includes Minister of Military Production Mohamed El-Assar, Minister of Local Development Mahmoud Shaarawi, Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad and Chairman the Arab Industrialization Organization (AIO) Abdel Moneim Altras. Assar underlined on Monday the importance of strategic partnership between Egypt and Germany in various fields and Berlin’s support for Cairo in the integrated waste management mechanism. Meanwhile. in the framework of the Egyptian-French relations, Cairo looks forward for the arrival of French President Emmanuel Macron in Egypt. The President’s visit will witness the signing of a number of agreements and MoUs, said Egyptian PM Mostafa Madbouly on the sidelines of his meeting with French Minister of Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire. Le Maire said Macron will discuss with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi means of strengthening bilateral cooperation in several fields, including electricity, health, air, and transport. He visited Sisi, who asked him to discuss cooperation with Egypt in the field of automobile industry, especially electric cars, and he promised him to review the issue with the French automotive manufacturer, Peugeot, after returning to France.