Egypt has been unanimously chosen for the presidency of the Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee.
Diplomatic sources said this confirms the successful endeavors the Foreign Ministry has taken which brought about Egypt's non-permanent membership with the United Nations for 2016 and 2017.
They said the committee, which was formed after 9/11, is the United Nations' most important anit-terrorism committee, adding that Egypt was chosen for its expertise in fighting terrorism.
They added that all the permanent and non-permanent members voted for Egypt, and that the committee will be headed by Egypt's permanent delegate to the United Nations, Amr Abul Atta.
The objectives of the committee are to develop international counter-terrorism policies and implement respective Security Council resolutions.
Member states are requested to strengthen their legal and institutional abilities to counter terrorist activities, including the criminalization of financing terrorism (freezing such funds without delay), denying refuge to terrorists, exchanging information with other governments on terrorist groups and cooperating with other governments in the investigation of terrorist acts.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
