Egypt, Djibouti agree to coordinate work at African Union, Arab League

CAIRO – 10 November 2024: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Badr Abdel Aty met Sunday with his Djiboutian counterpart Mahmoud Ali Youssef on the sidelines of the Ministerial Preparatory Meeting on the extraordinary Arab-Islamic Summit held in Riyadh.

Minister Abdel Aty expressed Egypt's keenness on bolstering ties with Djibouti on the political and economic levels, building upon on the growth in relations in the past years, which was manifested in the call between the two presidents on October 30 as there was congruence on continuous consultations.

Both ministers agreed on expanding cooperation in the economic, trade, and logistics fields, as well as facilitating partnerships among the private sector in Egypt and Djibouti.

The meeting equally included exchange of views on regional affairs, precisely updates pertaining to the Horn of Africa and Red Sea. In that regard, the Egyptian and Djiboutian ministers stressed the salience of respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states, as well as preserving the freedom of international navigation.

They similarly agreed on consolidating coordination at the African Union (AU) and the Arab League (AL).