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Shoukry delivers message from Sisi to Lithuanian president

Date: 2017-08-22 16:13:40 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:67 - ID:6956873

CAIRO, Aug 22 (MENA) – Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry handed over a message from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to Lithuania's Dalia Grybauskaite on the importance of boosting bilateral ties and fostering coordination in the various ....

Georgian ambassador invites PM to take part in economic forum in Tbilisi

Date: 2017-08-22 14:29:47 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:61 - ID:6956738

CAIRO, Aug 22 (MENA) - Georgian ambassador to Egypt Alexander Nalbandov said he invited Prime Minister Sherif Ismail and Minister of International Cooperation Sahar Nasr to take part in "The Belt and Road Forum" which will be held in Tbilisi on ....

Shoukry in Lithuania to deliver message from Sisi

Date: 2017-08-22 14:14:49 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:60 - ID:6956802

CAIRO/VILNIUS, Aug 22 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry arrived in Lithuania on Tuesday to deliver a message from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to President Dalia Grybauskaitė of Lithuania. Shoukry is scheduled to hold talks with the ....

Shoukry leaves Estonia for Lithuania

Date: 2017-08-22 12:01:52 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:40 - ID:6956459

CAIRO, Aug 22 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry wrapped up a visit to Estonia Tuesday and headed for Lithuania as part of a tour that also took him to Russia. Earlier today, Shoukry handed over a letter from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi ....

Egyptian, Estonian FMs hold talks in Tallinn

Date: 2017-08-22 07:08:08 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:4 - ID:6955858

CAIRO, Aug 22 (MENA) - Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry had talks on Tuesday with his Estonian counterpart Sven Mikser in the Estonian capital, Tallinn, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman said. On Monday, Shoukry embarked on a ....

Flow of Egypt's humanitarian aid to South Sudan continues

Date: 2017-08-21 16:25:22 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:73 - ID:6955322

CAIRO, Aug 21 (MENA) - Egypt continued to deliver shipments of humanitarian aid to support the brotherly people of South Sudan under the directives of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. Defense Minister Sedqi Sobhi ordered on Monday the launch of ....

AOI chairman stress importance of coop. with Nigeria

Date: 2017-08-21 16:15:45 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:71 - ID:6955150

CAIRO, Aug 21 (MENA) - Chairman of Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) Abdel Aziz Sief el Din underscored on Monday the importance of cooperation with Nigeria in many manufacturing spheres. Cooperation with the western African country ....

Lavrov: Egypt, Russia work on launching negotiations between Syrian gov't, opposition -- 6 last Moscow

Date: 2017-08-21 14:50:53 GMT - Russia - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:42 - ID:6954576

Speaking at the press conference with Lavrov, the Egyptian foreign minister said that his visit to Moscow came after just a few months of the meeting of the Egyptian and Russian foreign and defense ministers of the "2+2 formula" in Cairo on May 29 ....

Egyptian-Russian relations progressing despite Mideast tensions - official

Date: 2017-08-21 14:49:14 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:61 - ID:6955062

CAIRO, Aug 21 (MENA) - Russian Trade and Industry Minister Denis Manturov stressed that relations between Egypt and Russia are progressing on steady steps despite tensions in the Middle East. Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid ....

Lavrov: Egypt, Russia work on launching negotiations between Syrian gov't, opposition -- 5 Moscow

Date: 2017-08-21 13:41:01 GMT - Russia - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:50 - ID:6954725

On Moscow's assessment of the Egyptian role in resolving the Syrian crisis and the Russian proposal to send a peace envoy to the Middle East to work on resolving the Palestinian cause, the Russian foreign minister said that his country appreciates ....