Cairo - President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received, on Wednesday, Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern. The Presidential Spokesperson, Alaa Yousuf, said that President El-Sisi stressed the importance of Austrian-Egyptian relations and asserted Egypt's keenness to increase the level of cooperation and consultation between the two sides in different fields. El-Sisi said that Austrian chancellor's visit to Cairo might be a step toward developing cooperation with the Austrian side in different fields, especially within the economic sphere. He also pointed out the essentiality of holding joint committees between the two sides and the importance of increasing trade exchange.