Egyptian FM, EU commissioner discuss partnership priorities, Ukrainian crisis repercussions – Egypt Today

Egyptian FM, EU commissioner discuss partnership priorities, Ukrainian crisis repercussions – Egypt Today

CAIRO – 1 June 2022: Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shokry received Wednesday European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi, expressing hope to convene the EU-Egypt Association Council soon to endorse the Partnership Priorities Document for 2021-2027. The minister described the document as a remarkable turning point in institutional cooperation between the two parties in various sectors, including agriculture, irrigation, manufacturing, artificial intelligence, green transition, digitalization, and smart transport. Minister Shokry similarly stressed the importance of continuing cooperation to face the repercussions of the Russia-Ukraine War on food security, and energy. In that framework, the minister noted that Egypt is ready to export the surplus of the natural gas, LNG, and green hydrogen it produces to Europe. The minister also presented Egypt's preparations to host COP 27, underlining the necessity of collaboration between Egypt and the EU for the event to succeed. The two parties equally exchanged views on a number of international and regional matters of mutual interest. European Union Ambassador to Cairo Christian Berger told the Middle East News Agency (MENA) in May that the union supports Egypt to become a major hub of energy in the Middle East, North Africa, and Mediterranean, given its diverse energy