“On the priorities of our partnership, we will be focusing on building a sustainable economy, mainly on the green and digital transition, on sharing our partnership on foreign affairs, and continuously advancing on our common commitments on human rights and the rule of law. We are also going to support Egypt on food security, which is one of the most important topics in which we have to engage,” said Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

“Now… both FM Sameh Shoukry & HRVP Josep Borrell endorse the Egypt-EU partnership priorities, which will guide the partnership and cooperation between the two sides until 2027,” tweeted Ahmed Hafez, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt.

Now… both FM #Sameh_Shoukry & HRVP Josep Borrell endorse the Egypt-EU partnership priorities, which will guide the partnership and cooperation between the two sides until 2027@JosepBorrellF pic.twitter.com/Y5W3ZrO73I

— Egypt MFA Spokesperson (@MfaEgypt) June 19, 2022

EU-Egypt Association Council reviewed the state of EU-Egypt bilateral relations and held a discussion on the developments and prospects of the Association Agreement between the European Union and Egypt.

Borrell and Shoukry also had a political dialogue on global and regional issues of shared interest. (ILKHA)