The Egyptian-Arab summit in Sharm el-Sheikh

Incubator of peace

It is no coincidence that the Arab and European parties have agreed that Sharm el-Sheikh would be the incubator of this summit and the title that the world always sees when it takes a new step with the understanding of civilizations: it is no coincidence that Sharm el-Sheikh is an incubator. To all countries that have placed their main priorities in the face of religious extremism and black terrorism.

EU ambassador to Cairo, Ivan Sorkosh, said that 24 European leaders would go to the summit of Sharm el-Sheikh, according to sources from the British Embassy, ​​Prime Minister Teresa Mae would at the head of the European leaders who would go to the city of peace, while Chancellor Angela Merkel led the European delegation. Mountain peak.

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The European Union preceded the launch of a report highlighting the link between Arab and European countries and a long history of strategic relations between the two regional blocs. The Arab League and the European Union, strengthened by the willingness of both parties to develop their cooperation to achieve their common aspirations and confrontation The immediate challenges are terrorism and illegal immigration.

Common challenges and aspirations

The report pointed out that the summit brought together for the first time heads of state and government from both sides, as well as senior officials from the EU and the Commission, led by Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the the European Commission, and Federica Mujerini, High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for promoting Euro-European relations. Considered a number of common challenges and challenges, the most important being multilateralism, trade, investment, migration and security, as well as the situation in the region.

The report stresses that Arabs and Europeans have a rich history of cultural, economic, trade and political exchanges, as well as geographical proximity and interdependence, which has established strong relations between the European Union and the European Union. the League of Arab States.

In its report, the European Union stressed that the common objective of this framework is "to strengthen cooperation and achieve common hopes for peace, security and prosperity in both regions".

Arabs and Europe

The report referred to regular meetings held at various levels by the European Union and the League of Arab States, as well as meetings of senior officials held every year. The ambassadors for European policy and security met every year with the Permanent Representatives of the League of Arab States and held ministerial meetings at the level of Foreign Ministers.

The European Union and the League of Arab States are collaborating in a collective and multilateral cooperation methodology to address the common challenges faced by parties at different levels, whether political, economic, social, environmental or of security.

Strong regional cooperation is the basis for finding solutions to the current challenges facing European and Arab countries. The European Union and the League of Arab States are committed to promoting multilateralism and an international system based on international law and to work to strengthen cooperation with the United Nations and the African Union. This work has become the High Representative, Vice President Federica Mujerini, a member of the Quartet for Libya, which also includes three other members (the League of Arab States, the African Union and the United Nations).

The EU and the League of Arab States are also collaborating on a number of UN issues, such as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and global efforts to tackle climate change and non-proliferation. nuclear weapons.

The report pointed out that this was not limited to this, but that both parties were linked to a political dialogue that included several regional issues and topics that occupied the priorities of their agendas, including the Middle East peace process, the situation in Syria, Yemen, Libya and Iraq, as well as the fight against terrorism and migration; To achieve peace and stability.

The European Union and the League of Arab States are also cooperating in the fight against illicit arms trafficking through an estimated € 2.7 billion project for capacity building and training in the field of Conventional Armaments between Member States of the League of Arab States. A Working Group on Weapons of Mass Destruction, Small Arms and Light Weapons and Arms in 2015 as part of the Strategic Dialogue between the EU and the EU. the League of Arab States, where the working group meets regularly to evaluate the progress of its work.

In its report, the European Union stressed that the fight against terrorism was the priority of the Arab and European parties in the face of the growing threats and common challenges created by international terrorism and extremism, which are facing Europe and Europe. Arab world and forces both parties to unite against terrorism. The Arab states are participating in the global war on terror as part of their joint efforts to support the efforts of the Global Alliance against Da'a, while maintaining full respect for human rights. human rights, the rule of law and international humanitarian law.

Arab-European relations are based not only on the depth and diversity of the pages of history, but also on the geographical boundaries, but they are now overcome by the growing threat of terrorism, the fight against illegal immigration and international competition in a changing world. Above the characters to usher in a new process in which the two parties share common interests above the divergence of viewpoints, and it was not surprising that the parties realize that the time had come to choose a joint meeting of the leaders for the place in Sharm el-Sheikh. Read also: Sisi inaugurates the Arab-European Summit next Sunday