Egypt-Egypt: the foreign-Arab summit will be held in an important period, with common challenges

Egyptian Foreign Minister Mounir Zahran said that the summit of the League of Arab States and the European Union, to be held Sunday and Monday in Egypt in Sharm el-Sheikh, will be held at a significant time, with common challenges to the Arab and European worlds. The Egyptian presidency of the African Union.

Ambassador Zahran told the Middle East News Agency Saturday that the summit was an excellent opportunity to strengthen cooperation between the Arab world and Europe, to discuss issues of common interest, as well as listen to points of view and exchange views on various regional and international issues.

He emphasized that this meeting was the first of its kind at the level of Arab and European Heads of State and Government to address urgent issues, including terrorism, organized crime and illegal immigration, as well as many political problems, first and foremost the Palestinian question. He stressed the importance of preserving unity and integrity. Syrian territories and the end of the crises in Libya and Yemen and the reconstruction of the state.

Ambassador Zahran said that "the agreement of the century" is not interested in this agreement, "said Ambassador Zahran, pointing out that the Arabs have not missed any opportunity to insist on the agreement. the importance of resolving the Palestinian problem on the basis of legitimacy, and the creation of an independent Palestinian state at the borders of 4 June 1967 with East Jerusalem as its capital, as well as the solution of Palestinian refugees and settlements Israel in the occupied Arab territories.

The President of the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs mentioned a number of dialogues and meetings already organized between Europeans and Arabs, the first of them being a meeting at the level of ambassadors and experts after the 1973 war. International Economic Cooperation Conference was initiated by former French President Valery Giscard of Estaing in 1975, East and West and resulted in the creation of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ( OSCE).

The President of the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs expressed his hope for a successful political dialogue at the Sharm el-Sheikh summit and for the Arabs and Europeans to come to an agreement that takes into account their interests.

Fifty countries (28 European countries and 22 Arab countries) will participate in the summit, whose theme is "Investing in stability" and will be opened by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, organized by the League of Arab States and the Union. European.