Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT | Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday exchanged views on the disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). During a phone conversation, Shoukry voiced his concern over the stalled African Union-led negotiations on filling and operating the GERD, according to …
Read More »Egypt FM reaffirms political solution to Syrian crisis, rejects foreign intervention
Cairo, Egypt | XINHUA | Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry reaffirmed on Thursday his country’s support for political settlement to the Syrian crisis and rejection of foreign intervention in the war-torn country. Shoukry made the remarks during a virtual foreign ministerial meeting of the Small Group on Syria that comprises Egypt, France, …
Read More »Egypt, Hungary sign deal on energy cooperation
CAIRO, EGYPT | XINHUA | Egypt and Hungary signed on Thursday a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on energy cooperation, particularly in the field of oil and gas. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto held a press conference in Cairo following the …
Read More »Egyptian, Russian FMs discuss developments of regional issues
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov discussed on Monday the developments of regional issues, including the situation in Libya. During a phone conversation, the top diplomats focused on the Libyan issue, according to a statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry. …
Read More »Egypt voices support for protest-hit Sudan
Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Egypt’s foreign minister on Thursday voiced support for Sudan’s embattled government, as Khartoum grapples with demonstrations against price hikes in which a disputed number of protesters have been killed. Cairo’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and intelligence chief General Abbas Kamel arrived in Sudan’s capital on …
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