Egypt PM, FM arrive in Kyiv to promote African peace initiative

Ahram Online , Friday 16 Jun 2023

After a 12-hour train journey from the Polish border, Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry arrived in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Friday as part of a joint African peace mission to resolve the Russian-Ukrainian war.

main
Egypt s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry upon their arrival to Kyiv earlier Friday as part of the African Russian-Ukrainian peace mission. Photo : Egyptian Cabinet

 

Related
Missile strikes over Kyiv as African leaders visit: AFP
African leaders in Ukraine visit Bucha: Official
PM Madbouly leads Egypt's delegation during Africa’s Russia-Ukraine peace mission

Madbouly is leading the Egyptian delegation on behalf of President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi.

The joint African delegation includes the heads of South Africa, Senegal, Comoros, Uganda, Zambia, and a representative from the Republic of Congo, in addition to Egypt.

The African delegation will hold talks today with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that will be followed by a joint press conference.

After meeting with Ukrainian leadership, the delegation is scheduled to travel to Russia.

South African President Cyril Ramasphosa announced the initiative in May.

 

Short link:

 

Also In Foreign Affairs

# Egypt, Germany joint and balanced cooperation
# Ending Israeli aggression in Gaza 'first step' toward preventing further regional escalation: Egypt FM
# Egypt condemns Israel's fatal attack on Gaza's Al-Mawasi humanitarian zone
# Regional crises pose direct threat to Egypt, European security: EU Borrell at presser in Cairo
# No shooting incident occurred on Egyptian-Israeli border: Egyptian source
# President El-Sisi visit to Turkey inspires further ‎cooperation, solidarity with Arab League states: Ambassador Mutlu Şen
# FM Abdelatty appoints Ambassador Tamim Khallaf Egypt foreign ministry spokesperson
# Egypt urges int’l community, EU to end ongoing conflict in Gaza and West Bank: El-Sisi to Borrell
#