Meet Dr. Badr Abdel Ati, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, with the ambassadors of the European Union countries accredited in Cairo today, Thursday, as part of the periodic meetings held by the Minister of Foreign Affairs with the ambassadors accredited in Egypt. The meeting was attended by Counselor Mahmoud Fawzi, Minister of Parliamentary and Legal Affairs and Political Communication.
Minister Abdel Aty praised the relations between Egypt and the European Union, especially after the relations were upgraded to a comprehensive strategic partnership between the two sides in March. 2024, stressing the importance of implementing the six axes of the partnership. He also welcomed the European financial package presented to Egypt and the disbursement of the first tranche worth one billion euros, and looked forward to the rapid disbursement of the second tranche worth 4 billion euros.
His Excellency also touched on cooperation in the field of immigration and the importance of linking immigration to development and addressing the root causes of illegal immigration.
Minister Abdel-Aty was keen to inform the European Union ambassadors of the latest regional developments, most notably the tireless efforts undertaken by Egypt with Qatar and the United States to reach an agreement. A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the exchange of hostages and prisoners. He stressed the importance of intensifying the access of humanitarian aid, implementing the agreement, and working to implement its stages on the dates specified for them.
He also reviewed the determinants of the Egyptian position on various regional issues, as he stressed the need to respect Syrian sovereignty. The unity and integrity of its territories and the importance of launching a comprehensive political process with Syrian ownership and leadership in a way that preserves security and stability in Syria. He also addressed developments in Sudan, Libya, water security and the Horn of Africa region, with Emphasizing the direct link between security and stability in the Horn of Africa and Egyptian national security.
Minister Abdel-Aty stressed the priority given by the political leadership to improving the lives of the Egyptian citizen and providing him with a decent life, as he briefed the ambassadors of the European Union countries on what Egypt achieved during The last period with regard to improving the human rights situation in its comprehensive sense in all political, economic, social and cultural fields and at the legislative and institutional levels, within the framework of implementing the National Human Rights Strategy.
For his part, the advisor reviewed Mahmoud Fawzi, Minister of Parliamentary and Legal Affairs and Political Communication, highlighted the national efforts to strengthen the legislative structure related to human rights and support basic freedoms through the introduction of new legislation such as the Code of Criminal Procedure and the National Law on Asylum for Foreigners, within the framework of implementing the National Human Rights Strategy in line with Egypt’s international obligations in the field of Human Rights.
He also discussed the process of the comprehensive periodic review session for human rights scheduled to be held in Geneva at the end of this month, and Egypt’s aspiration to review the steps that Egypt has taken to improve the system. Legal.
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