British Ambassador in Egypt thanks National Council of Women president for contributing in ‘Wilton Park’ conference

CAIRO – 8 October 2020:  The British Ambassador in Egypt, Geoffrey Adams thanked Egypt’s National  Council of Women (NCW) president Maya Morsy for her contribution to ‘WiltonPark’ conference, Thursday.

“Many thanks to Dr @mayamorsy for her contribution to this @WiltonPark conference. The #UK and #Egypt share a strong commitment to supporting the contribution of women to peace and security around the world” Adams wrote.

Many thanks to Dr @mayamorsy for her contribution to this @WiltonPark conference. The #UK and #Egypt share a strong commitment to supporting the contribution of women to peace and security around the world https://t.co/yG1l2AWBxE

— British Ambassador to Egypt (@GeoffreyDAdams) October 8, 2020

Earlier, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Administrator John Barsa said that he ‘was impressed’ knowing about Egypt’s Nation Council of Women (NCW) work and achievements to women’s empowerment.

In a tweet following meeting with (NCW) chairperson Maya Morsy, Barsa wrote: “It was a pleasure to meet you, @MayaMorsey! I was impressed by your work, advancing women’s empowerment in all spheres in Egypt. Thank you for the warm welcome.”

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="rtl">It was a pleasure to meet you, @MayaMorsey! I was impressed by your work, advancing women’s empowerment in all spheres in Egypt. Thank you for the warm welcome <a href="https://t.co/BvwBkKYOrP">https://t.co/BvwBkKYOrP</a></p>&mdash; JBarsaUSAID (@JBarsaUSAID) <a href="https://twitter.com/JBarsaUSAID/status/1313887045635444736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 7, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Morsy also wrote, “A pleasure to have a great discussion with Acting Administrator @JBarsaUSAID and Ambassador Johnathan R. Cohen. @USAIDEgypt is a committed partner to women and girls empowerment.

According to the American embassy in Egypt, Barsa is in a 3-day visit to Egypt, as he visited number of Cairo’s churches and archaeological sites on Tuesday along with US ambassador to Cairo, Jonathan Cohen

Cohen stated that US investments have improved water services to 140,000 people in Egypt.

Cohen further said, in a different context, “as part of our partnership with Egypt, the U.S. has provided U.S. 3.5 billion to save drinking water for 25 million citizens in Egypt, and saved more than one billion dollars to develop productivity and market the agricultural crops.”

This came during a tour paid by Minister of International Cooperation Rania el-Mashat to three projects in Luxor governorate, in Upper Egypt.

More than 100,000 citizens benefit from these projects, including small farmers, workers, women in rural Egypt and graduates.