Sisi to Attend MSC 2019 in Germany

By Nawal Sayed

CAIRO, Feb. 12 (SEE) –  President Abdel

Fattah El Sisi will take part in Munich Security Conference (MSC), scheduled

for Feb. 15-17 in Germany, where world leaders will discuss future of arms'

control and cooperation in defense policies.

This visit will mark the seventh since Sisi took up office in 2014.

President of Egyptian Family House in Germany Alaa Thabet welcomes Sisi's

visit, stressing that Egypt’s participation in MSC 2019 reflects the state’s influential

role world widely.

“Also this confirms deep relations between both countries especially amist

Egypt’s chairmanship of the African Union,” noted Thabet.

President of Egyptian Family House in Germany Alaa Thabet

According to the host’s website, US Vice President Mike Pence and acting

secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan have confirmed their participation in MSC

2019, as part of the largest US delegation to ever attend the conference.

The other confirmed participants include EU High Representative for

Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, NATO Secretary General

Jens Stoltenberg , Executive Director of International Monetary Fund, Christine

Lagarde, and acting president of World Bank, Kristalina Georgieva.

Among the numerous other heads of state and heads of government that

have announced their attendance are Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, Member

of the 19th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party, Yang Jiechi, as well as

the Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroschenko,

the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh

Hasina Wajed, and the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

All told, more than 35 heads of government and heads of state, as well

as 50 foreign and 30 defense Ministers are expected to be present.

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi meets with Chairman of the Munich Security Conference, Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger, in Berlin in October, 2018- Press Photo

Over the course of the past five decades, the MSC has developed into the

world’s leading forum for the debate of international security policy. Each

February, it brings together more than 450 senior decision-makers and

thought-leaders from around the world to engage in an intensive debate on

current and future challenges.

Repeatedly rated as "Best Think Tank Conference" in the world,

the MSC provides a one-of-a-kind opportunity to discuss policy at the highest

level in a protected and informal space.

In addition to its annual flagship conference, the MSC regularly

convenes high-profile events on particular topics and regions and publishes the

Munich Security Report.