EU commissioner for home affairs: Egypt is a key partner

CAIRO - 15 November 2021: European commissioner for home affairs Ylva Johansson said that the EU is ready to deepen cooperation with Egypt, with financial support, on migration in all its aspects.

 

“Egypt is a key partner for the EU,” she added on her Twitter account after a meeting with Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on in Cairo.

 

Thank you Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Sameh Shoukry for the exchange today, including a detailed outline of regional #migration patterns.
EU is ready to deepen cooperation, with financial support, on migration in all its aspects.
Egypt is a key partner for the EU. pic.twitter.com/XFdjSl1TQX

— Ylva Johansson (@YlvaJohansson) November 15, 2021

During the meeting, they discussed means of boosting cooperation between Egypt and the European Union in the field of immigration.

 

Minister Shoukry presented the Egyptian vision on combating illegal migration, most notably by addressing its root causes, bolstering legal migration pathways, and providing support to refugees, noting Egypt’s efforts since it hosts more than 6 million refugees and migrants who receive all services provided to Egyptian citizens, which is a model to follow in this regard.

 

Egypt’s Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb met with Johansson on Monday.

 

They discussed the  extensive efforts to prevent extremism and radicalisation, and to promote understanding and co-existence between religions through interfaith dialogue, said Johansson on her Twitter account.

 

Meeting with Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, to discuss the extensive efforts to;
- prevent extremism and radicalisation.
- promote understanding, co-existence between religions, through interfaith dialogue. pic.twitter.com/VuK7jGHC67

— Ylva Johansson (@YlvaJohansson) November 15, 2021