Brussels: Europe and the Arabs
met dr. Badr Abdel-Aty, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Brussels, with Lieutenant General / "Robert Breger", Chairman of the Military Committee of the European Union, in the presence of Mr. Taeb Ambassador and Mr. Defense Attache, where the meeting touched on the depth of bilateral relations between the two sides, especially in the fields of security and defense, especially on In light of Egypt's presidency with the European Union of the Global Counter-Terrorism Forum. The meeting also dealt with the importance of continuing to strengthen bilateral relations, whether in existing or new areas of cooperation.
For his part, Ambassador Abdel-Aty reviewed the pivotal role that Egypt plays in supporting security and stability in the region, especially in the areas of combating terrorism and illegal immigration and related illegal trafficking operations, and stressed the importance of building on the momentum witnessed by bilateral cooperation at the present time. The current situation, and continuing to strengthen cooperation with the European Union in areas of common interest, as well as interest in capacity-building and transfer of expertise in the areas of cybersecurity, mine clearance, combating improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and combating terrorism.