Shoukry to visit Germany, Belarus, Romania for cooperation

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Sat, 26 Aug 2017 - 12:23 GMT

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Samah Shoukry- File Photo

Samah Shoukry- File Photo

CAIRO - 26 August 2017: Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will start visits Sunday to Germany, Belarus and Romania to strengthen Egypt’s relations with the three countries, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid in a statement.

The first stop in the tour will be the German capital, Berlin, where Shoukry will meet his German counterpart Sigmar Gabriel to discuss “the Libyan crisis, the Middle East peace process and ways to tackle illegal immigration.”

Shoukry will proceed to Belarus to meet with President Alexander Lukashenko, and deliver a message from President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, stressing the importance of broadening “cooperation between the two countries.”

Shoukry’s last stop will be Romania, on August 29, where he will deliver President Sisi’s message to Klaus Iohannis, President of Romania, which affirms Egypt’s interest in strengthening bilateral relations with Romania. The visit will also witness the signing of three agreements between the two countries, relating to tourism, establishing mechanism for political dialogue and the mutual exemption of visas for diplomatic passports holders.

Foreign Minister Shoukry will be the guest of honor and keynote speaker at the annual Forum of Romanian Ambassadors abroad while in Bucharest.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko arrived in Egypt on January 15 on a two-day visit. The visit coincided with the 25th anniversary of establishing Egyptian-Belarus diplomatic ties.

President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi met his Belarus counterpart on January 16 at the Ittihadiyah Palace. According to the State Information Service, the Egyptian leader stressed the importance of bolstering cooperation and exchanging experience with Belarus in different fields, especially development, and economic and investment domains to achieve prosperity and progress in the two countries.

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