Egyptian FM holds consultations with NATO secretary general in Brussels

CAIRO – 12 July 2021: Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shokry met Monday with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in the organization's headquarters in the Belgium capital, Brussels.

The meeting is within Egypt's keenness on holding consultations with international parties over regional and international affairs, and presenting the Egyptian vision on them.   

Shokry and Stoltenberg conferred over ways of activating and developing cooperation and partnership programs between both countries. That is in addition to reinforcing cooperation in many fields, including cyber security, counterterrorism, combating illegal migration, and technology and human capacity-building to face current challenges.

Talks also covered various security challenges in the Middle East, North Africa, Sahel and Sahara, and the African Horn so as the Egyptian minister tackled the crises facing the countries of those regions.

Shokry also displayed Egypt's comprehensive approach toward combating terrorism asserting the country's commitment to backing international efforts aimed at combating terrorism and extremist thought.