By Nawal Sayed
CAIRO, Feb. 16 (SEE) -
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said that Egypt is seeking to express
the interests of the African peoples and their need to achieve stability and
progress.
In his speech at the
main session of the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, Sisi added that the
conference is held this year amid growing challenges and dangers including the
continuation of tension and conflict at the international level and the spread
of terrorism and extremism along with increasing rates of crime.
These challenges would
undermine national institutions and pose danger to the stability and security
of peoples, added Sisi.
The president underlined
the necessity of working to enhance international efforts for confronting these
challenges.
Sisi also stressed the
importance of confronting illegal migration, noting that Egypt foiled all
illegal immigration attempts since 2016.
Palestinian Issue Essential
for Mideast Peace: Sisi
The Palestinian issue
is at the root of the instability plaguing the Middle East, the Egyptian president
told world leaders attending the MSC2019.
Leaders at the
conference included German Chancellor Angela Merkel, US Vice President Mike
Pence and Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov.
Sisi urged the
international community to consolidate its efforts to further a two-state
solution.
“It is the right of
the Palestinians to build a state within the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem
as its capital,” Sisi said.
Sisi’s
Participation Crucial: MSC2019 Chairman
Chairman of Munich
Security Policy Conference Wolfgang Eichinger said that the participation of
Egyptian President Sisi in the conference this year is crucial for reshaping
partnership between Europe and Africa.
He added while
presenting president Sisi to deliver a speech at the main session of the
conference, that the participation of president Sisi, the head of the African
Union along with the Romanian president, the head of the European Union is
historic.
He noted that relations between the two sides need to be changed so that they would reach strategic partnership for confronting the dangers of terrorism and achieving economic growth.
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