Egypt Stresses Keenness to Strengthen Strategic Ties with US

Egypt and the US marked the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations via tweets by Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Hafez and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

“On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Egypt and the United States, Egypt affirms its keenness toward bolstering the strategic relations between both countries and strengthening the ties between their peoples,” Hafez said, in response to Blinken’s tweet.

“Today marks 100 years of US-Egypt diplomatic relations. To mark the centennial of our strategic partnership, I gifted Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry with the 1922 telegrams congratulating Egypt on its independence,” Blinken tweeted.

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Earlier this month, Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with Blinken in Washington.

Out of the pride in the Egyptian-US relations, the US Secretary of State was keen to hand Shoukry a gift to Egypt in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of relations between Egypt and the United States of America.

The gift is a copy of two letters; One of them is a letter recognizing Egypt’s independence and sovereignty and the document establishing relations, sent from then US President “Warren Harding” to King Ahmed Fouad, and the other is a letter from the US Secretary of State at that time, “Charles Hughes” to Abd al-Khalek Tharwat Pasha, congratulating him on independence.