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Egypt Today
22-05-2025
- Business
- Egypt Today
Egypt aims to enhance cooperation with EU in pharmaceuticals, renewable energy
Badr Abdel atti CAIRO – 22 May 2025: Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigration, Badr Abdel-Atti, held a series of meetings with key European Commissioners in Brussels on Thursday, May 22nd, focusing on strengthening bilateral cooperation and addressing pressing regional issues. Meeting with European Commissioner for Health, Oliver Varhelyi: Abdel-Atti emphasized Egypt's commitment to deepening cooperation with the European Union across various sectors outlined in the Joint Declaration for upgrading relations to a Strategic and Comprehensive Partnership. He expressed Egypt's desire for increased access for Egyptian products, particularly agricultural goods, to European markets. He also called for a review of quotas for Egyptian agricultural products under the Egypt-EU Association Agreement to boost bilateral trade. Furthermore, the Foreign Minister highlighted Egypt's interest in technical assistance for agricultural and food products and leveraging European expertise in health and pharmaceuticals. He proposed joint initiatives to strengthen drug supply chains, technology transfer, and local pharmaceutical manufacturing partnerships in Egypt. He also suggested technical cooperation programs to expand Egyptian pharmaceutical exports to Europe and enhance their competitiveness. Meeting with European Commissioner for Energy and Housing, Dan Jørgensen: DAbdel-Atti welcomed the enhanced relationship with the EU within the Strategic and Comprehensive Partnership framework, emphasizing cooperation in six key areas, particularly renewable energy and climate change. He highlighted Egypt's central role in promoting clean and renewable energy in the Middle East and implementing Egypt's Vision 2030 for sustainable development and green transition. The Foreign Minister detailed Egypt's efforts in renewable energy, climate, and green transition, including the launch of a national hydrogen strategy. He noted Egypt's pursuit of foreign investment in renewable energy from European partners, including Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Belgian, and Italian companies. Abdel-Atti stressed Egypt's commitment to balancing economic growth with green transition, emphasizing the importance of strengthened Egypt-EU cooperation in this area. Meeting with European Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič: Discussions centered on the recent developments in the Gaza Strip. Dr. Abdel-Atti stressed Egypt's priority for an immediate ceasefire and the unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid amidst the catastrophic humanitarian situation caused by Israeli obstruction and the complete aid blockade since March. He emphasized the crucial role of UNRWA and other humanitarian organizations in providing aid, shelter, and medical assistance to Palestinians in Gaza, reiterating Egypt's complete rejection of Israeli policies using starvation and collective punishment as weapons against the Palestinian people. The Foreign Minister outlined Egypt's efforts to host an international conference for early recovery and reconstruction in the near future and expressed Egypt's desire for continued coordination with the EU and international donors to play a pivotal role in the conference. The two sides also exchanged views on the humanitarian situation in Sudan, with Dr. Abdel-Atti underscoring the importance of intensified humanitarian support for Sudan.
Middle East
08-03-2025
- Politics
- Middle East
OPEN// FM urges OIC countries to stand united in confronting attempts to liquidate Palestinian cause
CAIRO/JEDDAH, March 7 (MENA) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatti emphasized the centrality of the Palestinian cause to the Islamic world and the importance of unity in facing attempts to liquidate the issue and extinguish the hopes of the Palestinian people in recovering their homeland, through acts aimed at their displacement and the annexation and occupation of their territories. This came during his participation on Friday in an extraordinary session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Member States of the Jeddah-based Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to discuss the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people. In his speech, the top diplomat referred to the comprehensive plan presented by Egypt after full coordination and consultation with the State of Palestine for the early recovery, reconstruction and development of the war-ravaged Gaza, which was adopted by the extraordinary Arab summit in Cairo on March 4. He emphasized that this is a plan that preserves the Palestinian people's right to rebuild Gaza, maintains their right to stay on their land, and simultaneously addresses the catastrophic conditions in the Gaza Strip resulting from the Israeli war. He outlined the comprehensive vision of the Arab plan, which includes three stages for early recovery and reconstruction, making it clear that Egypt intends to organize a Gaza reconstruction conference in collaboration with the Palestinian government and the United Nations to mobilize international support for the implementation of the Arab plan, as well as to establish a trust fund under international supervision. The minister also affirmed that Egypt has spared no effort in seeking to end the war since its outbreak and continues working to ensure the stabilization of the ceasefire agreement in its three phases. He mentioned that an agreement had been reached with the Palestinian side to form an independent, non-factional committee to temporarily manage the Gaza Strip as a preparatory step for the full return of the Palestinian Authority to the enclave. He said that Egypt is also working on training Palestinian police officers in preparation for their deployment to the Gaza Strip. The foreign minister warn against any Israeli attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque or any violation of its sanctity, assaults on worshipers, or disruption of the existing legal and historical status of the holy site. The OIC meeting expressed full support for the outcomes of the extraordinary Arab summit, where the Arab plan for early recovery and reconstruction of Gaza was praised as a comprehensive plan aimed at supporting the Palestinian people in restoring their normal life. The extraordinary session of the OIC's Council of Foreign Ministers issued a resolution that adopted the outcomes of the Arab summit and the Gaza reconstruction plan. It urged the international community and regional and international financial institutions to promptly provide the necessary support for the plan and emphasized the importance of launching a political track for a permanent and just solution to the Palestinian problem to fulfill the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people in establishing their own independent state. (MENA) R E E/
Egypt Independent
02-03-2025
- Politics
- Egypt Independent
Egypt-Palestine sign agreement for security arrangements in Gaza
Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Badr Abdelatti confirmed that the Egyptian government has prepared a comprehensive plan for the early recovery and reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, all while keeping Palestinian citizens in Gaza during the process. He reiterated Egypt's support for the Palestinian people and their cause, during a joint press conference held with the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Palestine Mohammad Mustafa. Abdelatti said that the discussions with the Prime Minister of Palestine touched on developments in the Gaza Strip, and the importance of working to consolidate the ceasefire agreement to reach lasting calm. The meeting saw consensus on views regarding issues related to the security arrangements and governance of Gaza Strip. It discussed the training programs Egypt is carrying out in cooperation with the Palestinian Authority to train Palestinian police officers to assume security and law enforcement duties in Gaza Strip. The meeting also discussed the plan for the reconstruction of Gaza and its various stages of early recovery and reconstruction, which will be presented and put forward to the Arab preparatory ministerial meeting Monday, in preparation for presenting it to the leaders and heads of state and government of the Arab countries to adopt this plan. Keeping Palestinians in Gaza Abdelatti stressed that the Gaza reconstruction plan is a specific, short-term, practical plan that can be implemented without the need to evacuate any Palestinian citizen. He explained that Egypt is conducting intensive contacts at the highest level with all Arab nations and regional and international parties to fully mobilize to approve the outcomes of the emergency Arab summit and the Gaza reconstruction plan. The Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Palestine, indicated that preparations for holding the emergency Arab summit have reached an advanced stage. Mustafa expressed his satisfaction with the summit, the ministerial conference for reconstruction, and the response of Arab countries to the summit. The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, also announced that he will visit Cairo on Tuesday to participate in the extraordinary summit of the League of Arab States to discuss the reconstruction of Gaza. He stressed that the conference, which represents an opportunity for the leaders of the Arab world to meet and discuss the elements required to achieve peace and stability in Gaza and the region, will help their unified position in guiding the way forward.
