Shoukry, Kerry Launch Egyptian-US Climate Working Group

Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and US Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry inaugurated today, Monday, the US-Egypt Climate Working Group.

This was announced by Shoukry during a press briefing with the US envoy at the conclusion of their talks that were held this morning at the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry.

Shoukry said that it was agreed to establish this group during the strategic dialogue round between Egypt and the United States last year.. He welcomed the US envoy during his second visit to Cairo since he assumed the duties of his current position.

Earlier, Shoukry stressed that climate change represents a global crisis with unprecedented repercussions, underlining the importance of multilateral environmental diplomacy to confront climate change.

This came during FM’s participation, on Saturday, in a session on environmental diplomacy and climate change, as part of the activities of the Munich Security Conference.

Moreover, Egypt’s top diplomat underlined the need for political balances not to be reflected in the climate change negotiations.