Ashraf AboArafe
Gendi: We are keen to cooperate on the issue of safe immigration and provide job opportunities for young people and their rehabilitation
Ambassador Soha Gendi, Minister of State for Immigration and Egyptian Affairs Abroad, received Mr. Peter Mollema, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Egypt, to discuss cooperation on a number of common files, most notably enhancing safe immigration efforts, confronting illegal immigration, and establishing the Egyptian-Dutch Immigration Center.
The meeting was attended by Dr. Saber Suleiman, Assistant Minister for Institutional Development and Technical Office Affairs, Ambassador Salah Abdel Sadiq, Assistant Minister for International Cooperation, Professor Doaa Qadri, Head of the Central Administration for Minister’s Office Affairs, Professor Sarah Mamoun, Assistant Minister for Projects and International Cooperation Affairs, and Professor Karim Hassan, Advisor. Media Officer of the Ministry of Immigration.
At the beginning of the meeting, Ambassador Soha Gendi welcomed the Dutch ambassador, stressing that the Egyptian leadership is keen to confront illegal immigration, noting that Her Excellency is also keen to cooperate with the Dutch side in the issue of safe immigration and providing job opportunities for young people and qualifying them, adding that Egypt has pioneering experience in Preventing the exit of any illegal immigration vessel since 2016.
Ambassador Soha Gendy discussed the ministry’s efforts within the framework of the presidential initiative to combat illegal immigration, “Survival Boats,” and what it offers to young people in the governorates that export the most illegal immigration, and training and qualifying young people, explaining that it is important to know what the Dutch labor market needs to qualify Egyptian youth and cooperate to provide The needs of the Dutch market for qualified and trained skilled labor, as well as follow-up after sending young people to work abroad to maximize mutual benefit, stressing that providing Egyptian labor and meeting the needs of the Dutch market will contribute to strengthening immigration efforts for development and more with many countries that are interested in skilled labor from the market. Egyptian work.
The Minister of Immigration continued that coordination of efforts is continuing to launch the Egyptian-Dutch Center for Jobs and Immigration, which is one of the steps of the strategic partnership, with the Dutch side, to achieve the common interests of the two countries, which is what we are always keen on in every cooperation.
The Minister of Immigration added that we are keen to strengthen training efforts for employment, in cooperation with international partners, which ensures the exchange of benefits, stressing that Egypt and the Netherlands have deep-rooted historical relations, and enhancing cooperation in the safe immigration file will contribute to meeting the needs of the Dutch market, in addition to providing fair job opportunities. For distinguished Egyptian youth.
For his part, the Dutch ambassador to Egypt explained that Egypt is a reliable partner with the European Union and its member states, in all fields, as a strategic partner in many issues.
Molema added that Egypt is a gateway for Europe and the world to reach Africa, stressing that the Netherlands fully supports the strategic partnership that Egypt and the European Union are developing. Egypt is a good market for investments, and has advantages with regard to investment standards, including trained workers. He went on to say: “We are seeking to agree on determinants that can Starting to provide qualified workers who understand the culture of Dutch society.”
At the conclusion of the meeting, it was agreed to move forward, continue coordination, and set executive steps to complete the launch of the Egyptian-Dutch Immigration Center to qualify Egyptian youth to work in the Netherlands according to the highest levels of training, and to continue coordination for the benefit of cooperation between the two sides, especially with the arrival of a new government in the Netherlands that intends to establish a partnership. Its future between the two sides, we are expected to be informed of its priorities as soon as possible.
