The Egyptian Foreign Ministry denies a statement issued by its Libyan counterpart about the “mistreatment” that Libyans were subjected to while transiting to and from Egypt.

Egypt and Cyprus continue to coordinate and consult on the situation in Libya and the Palestinian issue and activate the East Mediterranean Gas Forum, said Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in a joint press conference with his Cypriot counterpart Ioannis Kasoulides on Thursday in Cairo.

Egypt, host of the next United Nations summit on climate change, will push countries to make good on their pledges to sharply reduce greenhouse gas emissions, facilitate “non-adversarial” talks on compensation to developing countries for global warming impacts and allow climate activists to protest, said the incoming president of COP27.

In a bid to shore up bilateral relations unsettled by Cairo’s ambivalent stance on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry traveled to the American capital of Washington DC on Monday.

Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Nayef Al-Hajraf, on the political consultation mechanism between the Ministry and the Council.

Egypt’s foreign minister said yesterday that his country is always ready to resume negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, if the government in Addis Ababa has the political will to reach an agreement.

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has contracted COVID-19, a Foreign Ministry source has confirmed.

Egypt’s foreign ministry rejected on Tuesday the US’ criticism of the jailing of prominent activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah, local media outlets reported.

Spokesperson for Egyptian Foreign Ministry Ahmed Hafez said that “it is in appropriate to comment or touch on Egyptian court rulings,” in response to a question about statements made by US State Department saying U.S. is disappointed by an Egyptian court’s sentencing.

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry expressed its rejection of a German government statement commenting on an upcoming trial session of lawyer Mohamed al-Baqer and other defendants before the Egyptian judiciary.