Brussels: Europe and the Arabs
The Egyptian Ambassador to Brussels, Dr. Badr Abdel-Aty, said on the sidelines of his participation in the celebration of Africa Day, which was held on Friday evening in the Belgian capital, that Egypt's participation in this event is effective and strong, and we are proud of our belonging to the mother continent, which is the African continent, and this day is a day dear to the heart of every Egyptian and every African. Celebrating it in celebration of the anniversary of the founding of the Organization of African Unity on May 25 of each year, which is the day of the establishment of this organization. He added, in exclusive statements to "Europe and the Arabs" BA, "Everyone knows the role that Egypt played in combating colonialism and opened its doors to all national liberation movements. President Mandela resided in Cairo, and the Egyptian capital embraced all the founding fathers of the Organization of African Unity who had offices in Cairo and were They get support from Egypt until they gained independence, and now, during the era of President Al-Sisi, relations between the two sides witnessed a great boom, and we see this in the intensity of visits paid by senior officials from Egypt, headed by President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. Egypt also had a role in activating the continental free trade agreement. In 2015, Egypt hosted a very important summit in Sharm El-Sheikh of the three African groups, namely COMESA, the East African Community and SADC, which contributed to reaching the continental free trade agreement.
Egypt also assumed the presidency of the Organization of African Unity recently and had an important role and put forward many initiatives in several fields, including the Egyptian initiative to combat hepatitis in Africa. Funding to support African interests, and this was appreciated by our African brothers
  Ambassador Abdel Ati concluded his remarks to "Europe and the Arabs" website and newspaper, saying, "We will continue our role because our belonging to the brown continent is an existential issue, by virtue of history and common interests."
The celebration of Africa Day witnessed several cultural, artistic and tourism activities, in the presence of ambassadors of the member states of the Organization of African Unity, including Arab countries, as well as political and diplomatic figures from Europe, Asia and other regions.