1st meeting of National Focal Points of the Arab Association for Prosecutors held in Egypt's New Capital

CAIRO – 8 November 2021: The first meeting of the National Focal Points of the Arab Association for Prosecutors (AAP) was held Sunday at the New Administrative Capital within the International Conference on the Role of Public Prosecution Authorities in Combating Transnational Crimes.

The moderator of the meeting was Head of the International Cooperation Department and Human Rights Department at the Egyptian Public Prosecution Mohamed Mahmoud Khalaf.  

Discussions covered the preparations for the Annual General Meeting of the Arab Association for Prosecutors, enhancing collaboration between the Arab Association for Prosecutors’ Focal points, and the future cooperation with the Counter-Terrorism in the Middle East and North Africa Project (CT MENA) and NAIF Arab University for Security Sciences (NAUSS).

The conference includes the Egyptian Public Prosecution, which is the chair of Africa Prosecutors Association (APA) and Arab Association for Prosecutors (AAP). It is held in collaboration with the International Organization of Migration (IOM), the Counter-Terrorism in the Middle East and North Africa Project (CT Mena) and Naif Arab University for Security Sciences (Nauss).

The Public Prosecution holds on November 7-9 an international conference on the role of public prosecution authorities on combating cross-border crimes under the auspices of President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi.

The event includes the 15th meeting of African public prosecutors, and the first meeting of Arab public prosecutors.