France's Montpelier mayor visits Alexandria

Mohammed Abd El-Salam EL-Mahgoub, governor of Alexandria, met yesterday with George Fresh, the mayor of Montpelier, France, who is currently visiting Alexandria.

During the meeting, Fresh hailed the intimate relations and friendship that link France and Egypt.

He presented aspects of cooperation the two countries could support in fields of trade and culture as well as exchanging fairs and youth visits.

The mayor of Montpelier invited the governor of Alexandria to attend the seventh international conference for historical cities that will be convened in Montpelier in the year 2000, as Alexandria is a member in the union of historical cities.

Fresh, who is a history professor at Montpelier University and fond of Egyptology, visited archeological and tourist areas in Alexandria to see aspects of civilization witnessed by Alexandria since the ancient ages.