Iraq
At the beginning of the meeting, Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar praised the depth and interconnectedness of the historical relations that bring together Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan in various fields, most notably the fruitful cooperation in the health sector.
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received a phone call from Iraq’s Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia' Al-Sudani.
Minister Gabro expressed appreciation to Egypt for facilitating the voluntary return of Iraqi refugees to Iraq, and for the speed of issuing all types of visas to Iraqis wanting to visit Egypt.
The opposition armed forces, led by the Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), launched sudden attacks against the Syrian regime forces and their allies in the cities of Idlib and Aleppo on November 27, 2024, and managed to completely control them, except in some small villages run by the Kurds. In response, Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s forces, with the help of the Russian airplanes, bombed places in the two cities.
Egyptian Ambassador to Baghdad met Tuesday with Iraqi Minister of Manufacturing and Minerals Khaled Battal Negm.
Ambassador to Baghdad Ahmed Samir met Monday with Iraqi Minister of Trade Athir Daoud Salman al-Gherizi.
The Egyptian deputy prime minister was in an official visit to Baghdad on September 8-10.
Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Palestinian Presidency condemned Tuesday the allegations made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against Egypt.
In the initial five months of 2024, Egypt's imports from Iraq tallied at $4.1 million, showing a climb from $2.3 million recorded in the corresponding period of 2023, depicting a $1.7 million surge.
President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi met Tuesday – in New Alamain - with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shaya El Sudani who is leading a high-profile delegation in an official visit to Egypt.
El-Sheikh emphasized the intention to expand and diversify the range of financial products available to investors and to boost liquidity in both markets.
Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Eng. Karim Badawi, met Wednesday with new Iraqi Ambassador to Cairo Dr. Qahtan Taha Khalaf, where both discussed ways of enhancing joint cooperation in the fields of oil and gas.
They discussed bilateral relations and regional crises.
The ministers called on the UN Security Council to adopt a binding resolution to halt Israel's aggression against Gaza and its ongoing breaches of international law.
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Jordanian and Iraqi counterparts Ayman Al-Safadi and Fouad Hussein held a Tuesday meeting to discuss their nations’ tripartite cooperation mechanism.
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has reaffirmed Egypt’s firm stance on supporting the stability and security of Iraq.
Egypt condemned Tuesday the terrorist attack carried out by the Islamic State (IS) against a military post in Iraq's Salaheldin governorate and that killed an officer and four soldiers.
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi sent his greetings to multiple Arab and Muslims leaders on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr on Wednesday.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shokry received Monday his New Zealand counterpart Winston Peters who is holding a visit to Egypt.
President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi received Tuesday Leader of the Iraqi National Wisdom Movement Ammar al-Hakim and an accompanying delegation in Cairo.
