Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, gives a joint statement with French President Francois Hollande (unseen) at the Elysee Palace, on November 26, 2014, in Paris. Egypt’s president began a two-day trip to France, the second leg of a first European tour aimed at bringing Egypt out of the diplomatic cold after he oversaw a crackdown that damaged Cairo’s international reputation. AFP PHOTO/ ALAIN JOCARD