Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry participated on Monday in a consultative ministerial meeting between the African Peace and Security Council and the three African member-states of the UN Security Council — Gabon, Ghana, and Kenya.
Shoukry praised the African approach to foster continuous coordination between the members of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU) and the three African member-states of the United Nations Security Council with the aim of supporting common African interests and positions on the issues of peace and security on the continent, said Ahmed Hafez, the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Shoukry also stressed the importance of African solidarity to support the continent’s steadfastness in the face of all crises it faces, especially the phenomenon of terrorism and extremism.
This requires the Security Council to shoulder its responsibilities in this regard by providing assistance to African countries affected by this phenomenon and support African initiatives.
Furthermore, he highlighted Egypt’s belief in the important role played by regional groupings and mechanisms in establishing security and stability on the continent as well as the role that the Security Council can play in supporting the security capabilities of regional groupings and mechanisms.
In this regard, Egypt is intensifying its efforts to support the capacity-building of African institutions in the regions affected by terrorism through various means, including the provision of training courses for troops participating in African peacekeeping missions.
During the meeting, it was stressed that due attention should be paid to the impact of climate repercussions on peace and security on the continent, which Egypt will seek during its upcoming presidency of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) to coordinate with African countries in order to defend the interests of the continent, highlight their common positions, and raise their concerns regarding the negative effects of climate change.
