15-02-2025
Deputy FM holds series of meetings on sidelines of meetings of Executive Council of AU
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Abu Bakr Hanafi Mahmoud held a number of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the second day of the Executive Council of the African Union in Addis Ababa- press photo
CAIRO – 15 February 2025: Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Abu Bakr Hanafi Mahmoud held a number of bilateral meetings with the foreign ministers of Zambia, Ghana, The Gambia, Mozambique and Lesotho.
He also met with the acting foreign minister of Eswatini, the secretary general of the ministry of foreign affairs of Mauritius and the deputy foreign minister of Cabo Verde.
The talks were held on the sidelines of the second day of the Executive Council of the African Union in Addis Ababa.
The official was attending the meeting on behalf of the minister of foreign affairs, emigration and Egyptian expatriates affairs.
In a statement on Saturday, the Foreign Ministry said the meetings discussed ways of boosting cooperation between Egypt and these countries within the bilateral and multilateral frameworks in the African Union (AU).
They also exchanged viewpoints regarding the most important issues in the African arena and topics of the agendas of the executive council and the AU Summit, with an emphasis on peace and security in the continent and international and regional nominations.
