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Egyptian FM discusses counter-terrorism efforts with US coalition envoy in Cairo

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Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held talks with Brett McGurk, the US special envoy to the coalition against Islamic State, in Cairo on Wednesday, to discuss US-Egyptian coordination on counter-terrorism.Shoukry and McGurk discussed efforts to defeat Daesh in Iraq, the post-defeat phase and how authorities can continue to hold ground. The two officials also discussed the fight against terrorism and Daesh militants in Syria. Shoukry emphasised the importance of “battling all terrorist organisations and boosting cooperation between members of the US-led coalition to curb activities related to the financing and backing of terrorism”, warning against an incomplete defeat of terrorist groups. The pair also discussed means to bolster US-Egyptian cooperation. Egypt is the current representative of Arab countries on the Security Council and is also the current chair of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee at the council.

Shoukry discusses humanitarian crisis in Middle East with Lowcock

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Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met Saturday with UN Under-Secretary-General for Human Affairs Mark Lowcock to discuss the regional developments and the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Middle East.According to a statement by the ministry, Shoukry informed the UN official on the situation in Gaza Strip and the Egyptian efforts to support the UNRWA, in addition to the humanitarian situation in Yemen.Shoukry also expressed his dismay due to the lack of the international community in dealing with several crises such as drought and famines, stressing the necessity of intensifying the international efforts to decrease the impact of climate change.The Egyptian minister also met with Jean-Marie Guéhenno, the president of the International Crisis Group, one of the most prominent research centres on the means and ways to prevent and resolve international crises.The two sides discussed the Libyan crisis, and Shoukry stressed that the deteriorating security situation in Libya has a direct impact on Egypt’s stability, stressing the need to work on confronting the phenomenon of terrorism in all its forms in Libya.

Egypt’s Shoukry discusses humanitarian issues with UN, ICG officials in New York

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Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry held talks on Saturday with senior figures from the United Nations and the International Crisis Group (ICG), discussing deteriorating humanitarian conditions in the Midle East and ways of reducing human suffering.Shoukry met in New York with the UN’s top official on humanitarian assistance and aid coordination, Mark Lowcock, as well as Jean-Marie Guéhenno, president of the ICG, a non-profit organization that seeks to prevent and resolve international crises.The meetings took place at the start of Shoukry’s visit to attend the 72nd UN General Assembly, where he will take part in the high-level debate starting on Tuesday.The debate will focus on the theme “Focusing on People: Striving for Peace and a Decent Life for All on a Sustainable Planet”.

Egypt new ambassador to Italy heads to Rome

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Egypt’s new ambassador to Italy, Hesham Badr, left Cairo for Rome on Friday morning. On Wednesday, the new Italian ambassador to Egypt, Giampaolo Cantini, assumed his duties in Cairo. On Thursday, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Italy’s Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano met in London, and stressed the importance of the strengthening the two countries’ cooperation in political, economic, and regional security areas. Cantini would be filling a position that had been vacant since April 2016, when the Italian foreign ministry recalled the ambassador citing concerns over transparency from Egyptian investigators looking into the murder of Italian student Giulio Regeni in Egypt earlier that year. Alfano also said that sending Cantini to Cairo is intended to consolidate the political and ethical obligations of the Italian government regarding the search for the truth about the murder of Regeni. Italy is the fifth-largest foreign investor in Egypt. The two countries also closely cooperate on finding a peaceful resolution for the conflict in Libya, as well as combatting irregular migration from north Africa to European shores.

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