Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Airbus Group CEO Guillaume Faury discussed cooperation between Egypt and the company on Tuesday at Faury’s residence in Paris, the Egyptian presidency said.

El-Sisi and Faury discussed boosting cooperation with Airbus, which has extensive experiences in the field of aviation and military and defence industries.

The president expressed Egypt's aspiration to continue cooperation with Airbus given its great experience and capabilities in this regard.

Faury said that Airbus is keen to cooperate with Egypt and meet its needs in the field of the company's industries.

El-Sisi started an official visit to Paris on Sunday, during which he met with French President Emmanuel Macron and France's defence and foreign ministers, as well as the mayor of Paris and other officials and businessmen.