FM travels to Turkey to attend Antalya Diplomacy Forum
CAIRO, April 10 (MENA) Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty headed Thursday to the Turkish city of Antalya to participate in the 4th edition of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF2025) to be held during the period from April 11 to 13.
This year's theme 'Reclaiming Diplomacy in a Fragmented World' reflects the pressing need for diplomacy to reassert itself as a stabilizing force, amid rising global divisions.
The top diplomat is scheduled to take part in a number of sessions of the forum and hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the gathering with his counterparts, in addition to participating in a meeting of the Arab-Islamic Contact Group on Gaza.
In an era of heightened instability and unpredictability, marked by complex challenges and multiple crises, the Antalya Diplomacy Forum aims to evaluate the systemic problems of the multilateral order and foster dialogue on reclaiming diplomacy in a rapidly evolving international environment.(MENA)
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