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The award is the first of its kind in the Cairo International Book Fair Awards.
The 53rd Cairo International Book Fair will kick off on January 26 and will run until February 7 instead of February 6.
This came on the sidelines of the 6th Ministerial Meeting of the East Mediterranean Gas Forum held in Cairo.
The 53rd Cairo International Book Fair will be held from January 26 to February 6, 2022, at the Egypt Center for International Exhibitions and Conferences.
The foreign ministers of Egypt, Greece, Cyprus and France asserted the importance of giving more attention to pushing forward regional and international peace and stability as well as inclusive economic development.
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held talks on Friday with his Cypriot counterpart Nikos Christodoulides on developing the bilateral ties and crystalizing the outcomes of the higher committee held in September in Cairo.
The ministerial meeting will address regional and international issues of common concern.
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will travel to Greece’s capital Athens on Friday to take part in a ministerial meeting with his Greek, Cypriot and French counterparts.
They will last for several days with the participation of Cypriot, Emirati, and Jordanian elements.
On the sidelines of the forum, Shoukry met with his counterparts of Jordan, Greece and Cyprus.
Greek Ambassador to Egypt Nikolaos Garilidis expressed appreciation for deeply-rooted relations binding Egypt with Greece and Egypt's continued support of Greece towards different issues of mutual concern.
The 53rd Cairo International Book Fair is scheduled to be held from January 26 to February 6.
Egypt is set to become a pivotal center for energy exchange with an ambitious plan to produce 42 percent of its energy from renewable resources, spokesperson of the Ministry of Electricity, Ayman Hamza, has said.
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi arrived in Cairo, Tuesday after participating in a tripartite summit in Athens, which brought together the leaders of Egypt, Greece and Cyprus, Presidential Spokesman Bassam Rady said.
President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi said that electricity linkage with Greece and Cyprus is getting Egypt close to linkage with Europe.
Also, Minister of Immigration and Egyptian Expatriate Affairs Nabila Makram signed MoUs with both countries.
The Egyptian exports to Greece amounted to $807.4 million during the first half of 2021, compared to $273.8 million, marking an increase of 194.9 percent
President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi began his visit to Athens Tuesday by a bilateral meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
The president is also holding bilateral relations with each of his Cypriot counterpart Nicos Anastasiades, and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry expressed Egypt's full solidarity with the friendly government and people of Greece after the torrential floods that the country is witnessing, which resulted in the displacement of dozens and caused heavy material losses.
