Egypt and Mozambique strengthen their partnership in the economy and security.

Written by Ziad Abdel Fattah:

Dr. Badr Abdel-Aty, Minister Foreign Ministry The Ministry of Immigration and Egyptian Expatriate Affairs met on Monday with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Mozambique, Maria Lucas, to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries and coordinate positions on a number of regional and African issues of common interest.

Ambassador Tamim Khallaf, the official spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that Minister Abdel-Aati praised the remarkable development in Egyptian-Mozambican relations in various fields, especially with the passing of 50 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, stressing the importance of building on this momentum to enhance economic, trade and investment cooperation.

Expanding the participation of the Egyptian private sector within Mozambique

The Foreign Minister stressed Egypt’s keenness to expand the participation of the private sector and Egyptian companies in development projects within Mozambique, especially in the areas of infrastructure, energy, education, security cooperation, and capacity building, expressing his hope to hold the third session of the joint committee between the two countries at the earliest opportunity to push joint cooperation to broader horizons.

In the health sector, Egypt and Mozambique discussed opportunities for bilateral cooperation in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. Abdel-Aati affirmed Egypt’s continued support for African countries in facing health challenges, noting Cairo’s readiness to transfer its expertise in drug manufacturing and enhance cooperation between the two countries’ drug authorities, which would contribute to supporting the drug distribution system within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries.

Strengthening security and military cooperation

The minister also stressed the importance of strengthening security and military cooperation, and benefiting from Egyptian expertise in combating terrorism, in addition to expanding capacity-building and training programs organized by Egyptian institutions, including Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, the Ministry of Higher Education, the Egyptian Agency for Partnership for Development, and the Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding.

The meeting also addressed developments in the African continent, where the two ministers exchanged views on ways to support security, stability and development, especially in the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes regions, and agreed to continue coordination and consultation at the bilateral and multilateral levels, in order to enhance common interests and support development and stability efforts in Africa.