Cairo: Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty emphasized the significance of the seventh meeting of Technical Cooperation Agencies of the Islamic Development Bank (ISDB) member states as a crucial platform for dialogue and expertise exchange among technical cooperation agencies.

According to State Information Service Egypt, the event marked its debut in Cairo and is scheduled to run through Tuesday. It attracted participation from various ministers, officials, and representatives of technical cooperation agencies, as well as financing and development institutions from member states. Notable attendees included Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ali Nafti, Guinean Minister of International Cooperation and Planning Ismael Nab©, and Malian Minister of Entrepreneurship, Employment and Vocational Training Oumou Sall Seck, among others. Mai Taher represented the president of the Islamic Development Bank, accompanied by the bank's director of the Department of Cooperation and Capacity Development.

Egyptian dignitaries in attendance comprised former Prime Minister and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Egyptian Agency of Partnership for Development Ibrahim Mahlab, Economic Affairs Adviser to the President Hala el Said, Chairman of the African Affairs Committee at the House of Representatives Sherif el Gabaly, and Ghada Wali, former United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Vice Chairperson of the Egyptian Agency of Partnership for Development. Ambassador Nermeen el Zawahry, Assistant Foreign Minister and Secretary-General of the Egyptian Agency of Partnership for Development, was also present.

Abdelatty expressed gratitude for the IsDB's selection of Cairo as the host, highlighting the meeting's role in deepening dialogue and cooperation among technical agencies. He underscored the evolving role of development partners, which now extends beyond financing to include knowledge transfer, capacity building, investment encouragement, and support for countries facing crises.

Egypt's hosting of the meeting signifies a collective commitment to transitioning from individual crisis responses to sustainable partnership-driven solutions. Abdelatty highlighted Egypt's vision for a just and balanced international economic system that focuses on national capacity building and technical cooperation, transforming expertise into robust national institutions.

The minister also announced the "Cairo Dialogue for Response," an initiative aiming to bolster South-South cooperation in addressing prolonged crises. This platform seeks to preserve institutions and bolster national capacities of crisis-affected states while promoting investment and development efforts.

The event concluded with the signing of two memoranda of understanding between the Egyptian Agency of Partnership for Development and its counterparts in Guinea and Tunisia. These agreements aim to establish trilateral cooperation frameworks within the Global South, enhancing mutual benefit through technical cooperation, expertise exchange, and capacity building.