Ukraine
Egypt appreciates the constructive diplomatic efforts and contacts aimed at resolving the Ukrainian crisis peacefully, according to a Monday statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Egyptian, French, and Jordanian leaders held a joint phone call with US President Donald Trump today, on the sidelines of the tripartite summit held in Cairo on April 7, 2025.
Ukraine’s Minister of Agricultural Policy and Food Vitaliy Koval recently expressed the country’s interest in establishing a logistics zone in Egypt to facilitate Ukrainian exports to Africa.
Minister Abdelatty stressed Egypt's interest in efforts to restore agricultural exports from Ukraine, particularly grain, to global markets.
The joint statement of the G20 summit called on its leaders in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s ancient capital, to welcome “constructive initiatives” to achieve peace in Ukraine
Ambassador Dr. Mohamed Hegazy, former Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, said that the Arab-Islamic summit held in Riyadh, comes amidst extremely complex and dangerous regional circumstances and challenges related to the continued brutal Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.
Today, the two Ministers witnessed the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding between the diplomatic institutes of the two countries, which aims to enhance cooperation in the field of diplomatic training.
President El Sisi, in a joint press conference with his Serbian counterpart, confirmed Cairo’s refusal to use the Rafah border crossing as a tool to tighten the Israeli siege on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.
President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi received Tuesday Head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Sergei Naryshkin.
"We know there are thousands of Ukrainians here," he told reporters at a press conference on Friday in Wroclaw. "We are expecting a passionate crowd but we are here to win a football game, so for us it is about keeping our emotions in check and focusing on our job."
Russian Federation launched another missile attack on the territory of Ukraine. Information on the consequences of this terrorist attack is being clarified.
As reported, missile and artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit eight Russian artillery pieces on firing positions, two EW systems, an ammunition depot, and a fuel depot over the past day.
"Overnight Wednesday, the Russian Federation carried out more missile and air strikes on Ukraine,” the report reads.
Egypt and Qatar held Sunday the second meeting of the Political Consultation Committee formed on the level of the foreign ministries of both states, according to a statement released Tuesday by the Egyptian side.
"According to the official information provided by juvenile prosecutors, 494 children were killed and more than 1,048 received injuries of various degrees of severity,” according to it.
Moreover, the Ukrainian troops destroyed 3,977 (+12 over the past day) Russian tanks, 7,706 (+23) armored combat vehicles, 3,834 (+22) artillery systems, 609 (+3) MLRS, 364 air defense systems.
Ukraine has accused Russian forces of destroying another dam with the aim of slowing a counteroffensive launched by Kyiv, The Guardian reported.
The President stressed that Egypt has adopted a balanced position since the outbreak of the crisis based on the importance of respecting the principles of international law, settling conflicts through peaceful means, allowing the language of dialogue to prevail and mobilizing international efforts to reach a solution that takes into account the concerns of all parties so as to ensure achieving international stability and security.
The ambassador stipulated that Egypt backs all efforts that would guarantee the flow of grain exports from all world countries to the global market.
Nearly 22,100 refugees crossed the joint border into Poland over the past 24 hours, while 23,300 Ukrainians returned home Tuesday night, it added.
