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Egypt’s FM Shoukry says Gaza ceasefire talks still ongoing

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 - 10:03 GMT

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has said talks on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip are still ongoing.

FM Shoukry to hold talks with US, Saudi, Qatari, Jordanian counterparts, Thursday

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 - 07:45 GMT

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and US counterpart Antony Blinken expected to hold talks in Cairo on Thursday.

FM Shoukry warns of threats of any military operation in Rafah city

Fri, 08 Mar 2024 - 09:00 GMT

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry reiterated in a phone call with his US counterpart Antony Blinken Egypt’s warning of threats of any military operation in Rafah city of the Gaza Strip, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesman Ahmed Abou Zeid said.

FM Shoukry stresses Egypt's support for Somalia's endeavors to preserve its territorial integrity

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 - 05:37 GMT

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stressed Egypt's support for all endeavors made by Somalia in various international forums to achieve its security and stability, as well as to preserve the country's unity and territorial integrity.

FM asserts importance of reforming global governance to address geopolitics crises

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 - 08:40 GMT

Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry asserted the importance of reforming the international governance to address geopolitics crises and priorities of sustainable development.

FM denounces double standards of Western countries toward the great suffering of Gazans

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 - 07:09 GMT

Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry denounced the double standards adopted by some Western countries toward the crisis in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip and the great suffering of Gazans.

Egypt FM lauds Bolivia's stance towards situation in Gaza

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 - 11:24 GMT

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry praised Bolivia’s position regarding the deteriorating situation in the Gaza Strip that was clearly manifested in its rejection of any Israeli military operation in Rafah and its call for an immediate ceasefire and unrestricted entry of humanitarian aid.

Egypt FM lauds positive results of Turkish president's visit to Egypt

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 - 11:20 GMT

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry lauded on Wednesday the positive results of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Egypt, the first in more than one decade, hoping bilateral relations will be enhanced within the coming period to better serve the two countries' interests.

Egypt FM Shoukry praises cooperation with Russia during meeting with Lavrov

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 - 05:58 GMT

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry praised on Wednesday distinguished cooperation and coordination between Egypt and Russia at various international forums, and the mutual support of the two countries' international nominations for international positions.

FM lauds Elders' considerable efforts to stop bloodshed in Gaza

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 - 08:53 GMT

Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry lauded considerable efforts made by The Elders with international parties to stop bloodshed in the Gaza Strip and contain the worsening humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave.

Egypt’s FM Shoukry hold talks with Slovenian counterpart

Mon, 12 Feb 2024 - 10:52 GMT

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held a session of expanded talks with his Slovenian counterpart Tanja Vajon, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid on Monday.

FM Shoukry, Mauritanian counterpart discuss strengthening bilateral relations

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 - 07:29 GMT

Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held an expanded discussion in Cairo Wednesday with his Mauritanian counterpart Mohamed Salem Ould Marzouk.

Egypt’s FM Shoukry hold meetings with several European counterparts on sidelines on UfM

Mon, 27 Nov 2023 - 01:05 GMT

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held on Monday several bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the eighth ministerial forum of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) in Barcelona which is dedicated this year to discuss the situation in the Gaza Strip.

FM Shoukry stresses necessity of stopping Israeli strikes on Gaza

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 - 08:08 GMT

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stressed, Friday the necessity of stopping Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip and delivering adequate humanitarian aid to the enclave's residents, while rejecting the forced displacement of Palestinians from their lands.

FM Shoukry reiterates Egypt's call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

Fri, 10 Nov 2023 - 11:04 GMT

Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry reiterated Egypt's call for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and full access to humanitarian and relief aid.

FM Shoukry receives phone calls from his Cypriot, Norwegian, Irish counterparts

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 - 10:30 GMT

Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry received phone calls from his Cypriot, Norwegian, and Irish counterparts Constantinos Kombos, Espen Barth Eide, and Micheál Martin respectively.

FM urges Palestinians, Israelis to prioritize de-escalation to stop civilian bloodshed

Wed, 11 Oct 2023 - 10:40 GMT

Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry urged Palestinians and Israelis to give precedence to de-escalating the explosive situation in Gaza to prevent further bloodshed among innocent civilians from both sides.

Egypt FM Shoukry discusses combatting illegal immigration with Dutch counterpart

Tue, 03 Oct 2023 - 06:40 GMT

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed on Tuesday with visiting Dutch Migration Minister Eric van der Burg ways of boosting bilateral cooperation in the immigration sphere.

Egypt, Brazil discuss boosting ties in different fields

Fri, 22 Sep 2023 - 08:48 GMT

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Friday held a meeting with his Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira on the sidelines of the high-level meetings of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.

FM Shoukry urges faithful implementation of sustainable development agenda

Fri, 22 Sep 2023 - 08:34 GMT

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stressed Egypt's strong belief that the best way for preventing conflicts and building peace is the faithful implementation of the sustainable development's agenda, which in turn helps achieve security and stability in face of current major challenges.

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