"Arab-European Summit" .. Egypt brings together the leaders of the north and south of the Mediterranean

The first Arab-European summit was held in Sharm el-Sheikh, in the presence of the heads of state, government and foreign ministers of 50 Arab and European countries presided over by President Abdel Fattah al- Sisi and the President of the European Council Donald Tusk, to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation to address common challenges in the political and economic fields. Social, environmental and security issues.

As the first summit of its kind in Egypt, the Arab-European summit aims to re-establish the Arab-European dialogue on the problems facing the world, in recognition of its central role in the region and as a coordinating center for Arab and European civilization. .

The summit will focus on "how to achieve stability in the region, the dangers of terrorism and the Middle East peace process," he said. The Middle East, as well as the problems of illegal immigration and refugee flows in Europe. "The economic aspect was also present and took a prominent place in the discussions:" Strengthening economic cooperation between Arab and European countries by focusing on trade relations and investments in developing countries . Including infrastructure and energy, including renewable energies. "

President Al-Sisi gave the opening speech of the summit, which included a review of the common challenges and threats facing the Arab and European worlds, such as the phenomenon of terrorism and the exacerbation of conflicts. in the region, as well as the broad outlines of Egypt's vision for dealing with these challenges and how to overcome them.

The inaugural session was followed by the first plenary session of the Summit, which included the speeches of several Arab and European delegations, the most important of which focused on ways to strengthen the Euro-Arab partnership in accordance with the principles of equality and equality. mutual benefit.

Arab and European leaders and leaders attending the Arab-European Summit held a closed interactive dialogue session on ways to tackle regional challenges, which covered a number of topics and issues of common interest, including Arab-European relations in politics, security and the economy. Current issues in the Arab region and issues of counter-terrorism, migration, refugees and climate change.

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi delivered a speech at the end of the Arab-European summit, in which he noted that what was agreed between summit leaders exceeded expectations regarding everything that could be achieved.

The Arab-European summit embodied Egypt's political position on the international scene and brought together the largest diplomatic presence of Arab and European countries at the presidential level to discuss the challenges that both sides face, including terrorism. and illegal immigration, transnational organized crime, Palestinian conflict.