Egypt elected head of youths and women committee of IPTP

VALLETTA/CAIRO - 8 July 2018: Member of Parliament Marianne Azer was elected as head of youths and women committee of the International Parliament for Tolerance and Peace (IPTP).

In a press release, the Egyptian Embassy in Valletta said this came during Azer’s participation in the opening session of the parliament currently being held in Malta.

The parliament aims to spread the norms of tolerance and peace in order to face terrorism, extremism, hatred, discrimination and violence.

The session was also attended by speaker of Malta’s parliament, head of IPTP, head of the African parliament, representative of Latin American Parliament, deputy Maltese foreign minister, Egyptian ambassador to Malta Nada Daraz and a number of senior diplomats.

Meanwhile, Azer met with Maltese President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca on the sidelines of the parliament’s sessions in which the Egyptian ambassador also attended the meeting.

During the meeting, Azer pointed out at the Egyptian political leadership’s keenness on empowering women in all fields.