Egypt, Jordan aspire to hold a trilateral summit in Baghdad soon: Shoukry

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Tue, 30 Mar 2021 - 01:38 GMT

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Tue, 30 Mar 2021 - 01:38 GMT

A tripartite summit between Egypt, Jordan, and Iraq

A tripartite summit between Egypt, Jordan, and Iraq

CAIRO – 30 March 2020: Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said on Monday that Cairo and Amman hope to hold a tripartite summit between Egypt, Jordan, and Iraq in Baghdad as soon as possible.

 

Egypt's FM discussed with his counterparts of Iraq, Foad Hussein, and of Jordan, Ayman Safady the latest developments in the region.

 

At a joint press conference with them, Shoukry affirmed that Egypt supports Iraq to combat terrorism and maintain security and stability.

 

Earlier on 29 March, Shoukry arrived in Baghdad to partake in a ministerial meeting of the tripartite cooperation mechanism involving Egypt, Jordan, and Iraq.

 

Hussein said the ministerial meeting probed coordination of efforts between the three countries, particularly on the issues of agriculture and food security, as well as means to increase industrial cooperation.

 

Safady reaffirmed that his country backs Iraq's efforts on reconstruction and maintaining security and stability, stressing that Iraq's security and stability is necessary for the security of the region.

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