Italian defense min. lauds Egypt's role in maintaining stability in Middle East, Mediterranean Sea regions

CAIRO - 17 May 2023: Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto lauded the key role played by Egypt in maintaining stability in the Middle East and Mediterranean Sea regions.

This came during President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's meeting with the Italian minister in the presence of Egyptian Defense Minister Mohamed Zaki, Italian Chief of Defense Staff Adm. Giuseppe Cavo Dragone and Italian Ambassador in Cairo Michele Quaroni.

Presidential Spokesman Ahmed Fahmi said the meeting tackled the two sides' keenness on furthering the deeply-rooted ties between the two countries in various domains in the coming period, especially in the military and security domains as well as illegal immigration.

The meeting underlined the importance of unifying efforts to promote mechanisms for confronting trans-border challenges. The Italian side lauded the effective efforts exerted by Egypt in this regard, the spokesman said.

The spokesman added that the meeting tackled means of enhancing military cooperation.

As for regional issues, especially Libya and Sudan, the two sides agreed on the importance of pursuing political solutions for various regional crises within the framework of protecting states' unity and safety of lands in accordance with peoples' aspirations for restoring security and stability and moving ahead towards development and prosperity.