Egypt: President Sissi began his first tour of Europe
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi flew on Monday to Italy, kicking off his first tour in the European Union that will take him to France, in an attempt to attract foreign investors despite persistent political unrest.
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the former head of the army that ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in July 2013, must meet Pope Francis during the first visit of an Egyptian leader to the Vatican in eight years. He will meet with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi in Rome.
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Egyptian President will travel Tuesday in Paris, where he will meet his French counterpart Francois Hollande and several senior officials, including Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius Wednesday. The anti-jihadist struggle, particularly against armed Islamic groups that the law in neighboring Libya will be on the agenda.
A president seeking foreign investors
Abdel Fattah al-Sissi should also seek to encourage the return of foreign investors in Egypt, whose economy has been shaken by more than three years of political instability. He was triumphantly elected in May, after eliminating any Islamist and secular opposition, strong support of the media and public opinion, which in its vast majority, is grateful to have ended the "chaos" in the country since the 2011 revolt that drove Hosni Mubarak from power.
Since the dismissal and arrest of Mohamed Morsi, the authorities launched a bloody crackdown against his supporters, leaving at least 1,400 dead, mostly protesters. More than 15 000 people were also imprisoned, including almost all the leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood, the organization which resulted Mohamed Morsi and is now classified as a "terrorist group". Pro-Morsi Hundreds were also sentenced to death in mass trials that triggered an outcry on the international stage.
