During the visit, Commissioner Mimica met with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, Foreign Minister Sameh Hassan Shoukry, and Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr. Commissioner Mimica’s visit to Egypt was an occasion to discuss Africa-Europe partnership and related support to the African Union agenda, in particular in relation to taking forward commitments of the 5th AU-EU Summit of 2017 and building on priorities of the Egyptian Chairmanship. The Commissioner presented concrete plans for putting into practice the new Africa-Europe Alliance for Sustainable Investment and Jobs. The cooperation between the EU, Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa was also discussed in relation to addressing peace and security challenges in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa. Commissioner Mimica expressed his high hopes for progress on boosting investment and Africa’s continental integration but also advancing peace and security. “Delivering on the Africa-Europe Alliance and further deepening the Africa-Europe partnership should be on top of our respective agendas”, he added.