
Ashraf AboArafe
Dr. Badr Abdel Aty, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, received Mr. Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, on Thursday, April 10. The two ministers discussed the rapid development of relations between the two countries and welcomed the holding of the fifth session of the Joint Economic Committee from April 8 to 10, as well as the Joint Business Forum, with the participation of the Egyptian Ministers of Trade and International Cooperation and a Hungarian business delegation representing 21 companies, along with 95 Egyptian companies.
The two ministers also emphasized the need to work to increase trade exchange between the two countries. They praised the progress witnessed in bilateral cooperation projects and the development of economic cooperation at the industrial level between the two sides.
The two ministers expressed their hope that Hungarian companies, including those working in the fields of renewable energy and green hydrogen, would invest in the Suez Canal Economic Zone, and they jointly sought to enhance cooperation in the tourism and aviation sectors.
On the other hand, the two ministers exchanged views on a number of regional issues, most notably the situation in the Gaza Strip and the escalation in the West Bank. Minister Abdel Aati reviewed the Arab-Islamic plan for early recovery and reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, while ensuring that Palestinians remain on their land. He also addressed efforts to consolidate the ceasefire agreement in the Strip and begin implementing the second phase. He emphasized Egypt’s complete rejection of the brutal Israeli aggression on Gaza, the prevention of humanitarian and shelter aid, and the ongoing escalation in the West Bank, in addition to rejecting the displacement of Palestinians from their land under any pretext. He emphasized the importance of reaching a permanent and just political solution to the Palestinian issue through the two-state solution and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the June 4, 1967, lines with East Jerusalem as its capital.The meeting also witnessed an exchange of views on developments in Syria and Lebanon, as well as the issue of maritime security in the Red Sea region.