CAIRO, April 30 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s Personal Representative and Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Ragy al-Etreby participated on behalf of Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian expatriated Badr Abdelatty in the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held in Brazil current chairman of the bloc’s rotating presidency.
President Sisi’s personal representative said Wednesday, the meeting emphasized on constants of Egyptian stance pertaining to the necessity of stopping the ongoing Israeli aggression on Palestinian territories, Israeli violations against Lebanon and Syria, allowing entry of urgent humanitarian aid into Gaza, along with complete rejection of any policies or practices that aim to displace Palestinians from their lands.
Etreby shed light on strenuous Egyptian efforts meant to reach a ceasefire and rally international support for Gaza’s reconstruction plan.
Discussions on current international tensions and ways to address them, also figured high on the meeting, said the president’s personal representative, adding that Egypt affirmed necessity of advancing joint international action and working to reform and develop the international governance system, with a view to rendering it more effective and capable of confronting successive global crises.
Meantime, the meeting took up supporting developing countries stand vis-à-vis the various international governance mechanisms, including multilateral financial institutions, in a way that would reflect the growing share of developing countries in the global economy, Etreby said.
BRICS countries also agreed on the need to take serious steps to increase development financing provided by all development partners to support the ability of developing countries, particularly African countries, with a view to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, he added.
Etreby pointed out that the meeting also reviewed ongoing preparations for the BRICS summit scheduled to be held early July in Brazil, as all discussions agreed on the need to take effective steps to deepen economic cooperation between member states and build on the important decisions issued in this regard at the previous summit of the group that was held in Russia last year, particularly with regard to promoting trade exchange and industrial cooperation, attracting investments and promoting ties between business communities in BRICS countries; areas that represent a priority for Egypt in supporting national efforts to achieve economic and social development. (MENA)
