Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty received a phone call from Romanian Foreign Minister Lumini?a Odobescu to congratulate him on his new position.
During the phone call, Abdelatty expressed his sincere gratitude for the kind gesture from his Romanian counterpart.
He praised the level of joint coordination and mutual support between the two sides for various nominations in international organizations, as well as the growing volume of bilateral relations between the two countries, especially in the field of bilateral trade, which exceeded $1.1 billion in 2023.
Moreover, Abdelatty pointed out that there are many untapped opportunities for cooperation that could enhance and expand cooperation between the two countries, especially in tourism, migrant labor, energy, and other areas.
He also mentioned the momentum generated by high-level bilateral visits, most recently the visit of former Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca to Egypt in February 2023, in addition to the invitation extended to the President of Egyp
t to visit Romania.
Furthermore, Abdel Atty emphasized the special importance Egypt attaches to coordination with Romania on issues of mutual interest at the regional and international levels, particularly in combating terrorism and irregular migration. He expressed great appreciation for Romania’s role in supporting Egypt within the European Union.
He also stressed the need to continue holding regular political consultations between senior officials of the two countries, as this has a clear impact on enhancing cooperation, adding that He is looking forward to holding the fourth session of the Egyptian-Romanian Joint Committee for Economic, Scientific, and Technical Cooperation in Bucharest during the last quarter of this year.
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty asserted the historic ties between Egypt and Nigeria, adding that
Egypt is looking forward to boosting cooperation to improve the bilateral ties, especially in the investment and trade domains.
This came on Saturday during’s meeting with his
Nigerian counterpart Yusuf Maitama Tuggar on the sidelines of the Sixth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union (AU) and the regional economic gatherings at the level of summit.
Abdelatty pointed out to the importance of holding the 3rd edition of the political consultation mechanism between the foreign ministries of both countries to discuss means to boost ties and exchange points of view on regional and international issues of mutual interest, Spokesman of the Foreign Ministry Ahmed Abu Zeid said.
Abdelatty asserted the importance of boosting cooperation in the field of combating terror and other security threats as both countries encounter mutual challenges of the increasing dangers of terror organizations in the coastal area, the spokesman said.
Abdelatty lauded Nigerian success in noticeably limiting the dangers of the terrorist organizations, asserting Egypt’s keenness on presenting all technical support and knowledge need to stand against these multi-dimension threats, Abu Zeid said.
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elatty pointed out to the necessity to promote economic cooperation between both countries and improve the volume of trade exchange to cope with the volume of their economies, adding that there are efforts to hold an Egyptian-Nigerian business council to boost communication between the business communities in both countries.
The minister asserted the readiness of the Egyptian companies to work in national and strategic projects in Nigeria.
Abdelatty reiterated Egypt’s keenness on presenting support to the Nigerian brethren in the different domains in addition to presenting scholarships by Azhar and the Egyptian universities, the spokesman added.
Meanwhile, Tuggar asserted the importance of improving the relations between Egypt and Nigerian to the strategic level, adding that his country is looking forward to continuing cooperation in a number of pivotal sectors, including the agricultural, communication and information technology domains in addition to benefiting from the Egyptian expertise and distinguish
ed experience in green hydrogen production and improving the electricity sector.
He also lauded the Egyptian support to the Nigerian capabilities in a number of domains, topped by combating terror.
Source: State Information Service Egypt
