Egyptian-Iraqi-Jordanian meeting to convene in Cairo on Tuesday

CAIRO- 15 August 2023: Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will participate on Tuesday in a tripartite meeting between Egypt, Joran and Iraq in the Cairo-based Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The meeting will be attended by the foreign ministers of Jordan and Iraq, according to a statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry.

Also, the Egyptian Minister will, afterward, hold a bilateral meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Al Mekdad at the Ministry headquarter, followed by a meeting of the Arab Ministerial Liaison Committee on Syria.

Mekdad, visited Cairo last April upon an invitation by Shoukry, at his first-ever visit to the Egyptian capital since assuming post. During their meeting, the ministers discussed strengthening bilateral relations between Egypt and Syria and the latest developments in the region and the world.

Late in February, Shoukry made his first visit to Syria where he met with Syrian President Bashar El-Assad and foreign minister Mekdad in Damascus.