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Egypt Today
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Egypt Today
FM asserts Egypt's commitment to strengthening cooperation with NATO
CAIRO – 22 May 2025: Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Badr Abdelatty asserted Egypt's commitment to strengthening cooperation with NATO, especially through existing collaboration with the Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping, and Peacebuilding (CCCPA). He proposed expanding tripartite cooperation in Africa to combat terrorism and organized crime, according to a press release here Thursday. During a meeting with the NATO Council in Brussels, Abdelatty briefed members on Egypt's efforts to end the Israeli assault on Gaza and achieve a ceasefire. He strongly condemned Israel's violations against civilians and rejected collective punishment and forced displacement of Palestinians. On Syria, he reaffirmed Egypt's support for Syrian sovereignty and the need for an inclusive political process to ensure stability. Regarding Libya, he reiterated Egypt's position on preserving Libya's unity and sovereignty, supporting legitimate institutions, unifying executive and security bodies, disbanding militias, and ensuring the withdrawal of all foreign forces and mercenaries
Middle East
22-05-2025
- Business
- Middle East
OPEN// FM lauds distinguished relations between Egypt, Ghana
CAIRO, May 22 (MENA) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty lauded on Thursday distinguished relations between Egypt and Ghana. During a meeting with Ghanaian Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the top diplomat underlined the importance of maintaining consultations between the two countries' foreign ministries in activation of the memo of understanding signed between them to establish a mechanism for political consultations. He noted the increase of trade exchange from 177 million dollars in 2021 to 240 million dollars in 2023, praising the contributions of Egyptian companies in the Ghanaian market, especially in the construction and power generation sectors. He expressed Egypt's keenness to strengthen cooperation in key areas including counterterrorism, maritime security, border protection, and healthcare. He welcomed Ghana's constructive role in helping resolve crises in the West Africa region, expounding the security challenges facing the African continent, especially in the Lake Chad Basin and the Sahel region, which require stronger African solidarity amid the spread of armed and terrorist groups. The minister highlighted Egypt's comprehensive and sustainable national counterterrorism strategy which combines security measures with ideological and developmental efforts. He underlined the need to benefit from programs to counter extremist ideologies and promote peacebuilding that are offered by the Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding (CCCPA). Egypt, he said, remains fully committed to supporting its African partners in confronting terrorism and other regional challenges. (MENA) S R E
Egypt Today
05-03-2025
- Business
- Egypt Today
Egyptian FM meets president of Congo Brazzaville, delivers message from Sisi
CAIRO – 5 March 2025: Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty delivered Wednesday a message from President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi to President of Congo Brazzaville Denis Sassou Nguesso, expressing keenness on expanding ties in all fields. The minister suggested - in the meeting attended by the Congolese defense minister - preparing for holding the third session of the supreme joint committee to designate collaboration plans in the sectors of agriculture, digital transformation, tourism, real estate, manufacturing, and developing economic zones. Minister Abdelatty noted Egypt's readiness to back Congo's development plan 2022-2026. He highlighted that Egyptian investments across Africa had hit $14 billion, and the experience of Egyptian firms in implementing projects in the fields of infrastructure, energy, healthcare, and pharmaceutical. Hence, the minister expressed eagerness for introducing water and electricity in Maloukou Industrial Zone, which is part of Brazzaville Special Economic Zone. On a different level, the minister gave an overview of the training programmes offered by Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping, and Peacebuilding (CCCPA), as well as the Egyptian Agency of Partnership for Development (EAPD). Equally, the minister underscored Egypt's readiness to assist with human capacity-building through vocational training and scholarships, exchanging experience on pharmaceuticals, and delegating doctors in specializations where there is shortage. In respect of regional issues, the Egyptian minister congratulated President Nguesso on his efforts that culminated to the signing of a Libyan reconciliation agreement during the latest African Union Summit last month. The two sides also conferred over the ongoing efforts to achieve a settlement to the conflict in Sudan, and on updates of the Gaza ceasefire. They further agreed on maintaining consultations and coordination to unify stances at international organizations, and on exchanging support to each other's candidates running for international positions. Currently, Egypt's Khaled al-Anany is running for UNESCO secretary-general.
Egypt Today
30-01-2025
- Business
- Egypt Today
Egypt, Kenya to elevate ties to strategic level, sign 12 cooperation agreements
CAIRO – 30 January 2025: Egypt and Kenya announced in a joint statement that they would elevate ties to the comprehensive strategic level, and that would, thus, draft and sign a document that covers the areas of politics, economy, trade, investment, security, counterterrorism, water, regional cooperation, multilateral cooperation, climate change, education, culture, and capacity-building. The announcement was made during a visit by Kenyan President William Ruto to Cairo on January 29-31 upon an invitation by President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi. The strategic partnership agreement will include intensifying coordination and consultation on global and regional affairs of joint interest, establishing an Egyptian-Kenyan business council, and holding regular consultations on Nile Water affairs. It will also consist of bolstering Kenya's access to the programmes of the Egyptian Agency of Partnership for Development, and Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding. The document will also showcase both countries' congruence on the necessity of strengthening the role of the African Union, and rendering UN organizations among others more representative of the global south, which starts from reforming the Security Council. As a first step, the two presidents attended Wednesday the signing of 12 cooperation agreements on political consultations, diplomatic training, investment facilitation, seaports, youth, space, ICT, higher education, gender equality, women empowerment, housing and urban development.
