Egyptian Foreign Ministry: We are proud of our relationship with Senegal, 65 years after the launch of diplomatic relations
Dr. received Badr Abdel Aty, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, on Saturday, January 18, 2025, "Yassin Fall" Senegalese Minister of African Integration and Foreign Affairs, in the presence of Dr. Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation, where a session of bilateral discussions was held between the two sides.
Ambassador Tamim Khallaf, the official spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that Minister Abdel-Ati congratulated his Senegalese counterpart on the government and its ruling party’s victory in the parliamentary majority.
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs expressed Egypt’s pride in the historical and fraternal relations that link it with Senegal, and in the compatibility of the two countries’ visions regarding regional issues. and internationally, praising the existing coordination between the delegations of the two countries in regional and international forums, especially with regard to defending the interests of the African continent.
He pointed out that this year will witness the two countries celebrating the 65th anniversary of the inauguration of diplomatic relations, as Egypt was the first One country after France recognized the independence of Senegal in 1960, noting the importance of building on the momentum witnessed in bilateral relations, and that it should be an impetus for strengthening existing bilateral cooperation frameworks and exploring new horizons. For cooperation.
The official spokesman added that the two ministers discussed strengthening partnerships between the private sector in the two countries and Egyptian companies implementing infrastructure projects and benefiting from Egyptian expertise in the fields of building new cities, construction, irrigation network projects, land reclamation, building factories and localization. Some industries, as well as cooperation in the oil, gas, minerals, and associated industries such as petrochemicals. The two ministers also discussed the establishment and establishment of the special economic zone next to the port of “Nadayan”. Expanding the port of Dakar to transform it into a logistics center, and establishing a shipping line between the two countries to facilitate trade exchange and transport of goods.
The two ministers also exchanged visions about the situation in the Sahel region and West Africa, developments in the Horn of Africa region, developments in Somalia and Sudan, and the issue of security. The Egyptian Water Authority.
The two ministers also discussed developments in Gaza, Syria and Libya, and discussed ways to enhance joint African action. And regional integration, in addition to files related to the work of the African Union.
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