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Lajcak to Discuss Middle East Peace Process in Cairo
Sunday 10 January 2010 Zoom in | Print page
Bratislava, January 10 (TASR) - Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak on Sunday left for an official visit to Egypt, ministry spokesman Peter Stano told TASR on the same day.
In Cairo, Lajcak will discuss new impulses vis-a-vis the Middle East peace process, as well as the intensification of Slovak-Egyptian co-operation.
"Egypt plays an important role in the Middle East region, so it's natural to start with a visit to Cairo," said Lajcak, adding that he plans to visit other countries in this region later.
On Monday and Tuesday, January 11-12, Lajcak will meet his Egyptian counterpart Ahmed Abul Gheit, head of Parliament Ahmed Fathi Sorour and Omar Suleiman, Minister without portfolio and director of the Egyptian General Intelligence Services (EGIS).
Egypt is currently preparing a new initiative concerning the Middle East peace process and Lajcak is the first foreign affairs minister from the European Union to visit Egypt this year.
"The issues that we'll hold talks on with our Egyptian partners will be interesting for our EU allies as well, while on the other hand, Egyptian representatives will be able to inform other EU members through us," said Lajcak before his departure.
While in Cairo, Lajcak also wants to focus on bilateral relations, which, according to him, have a long and rich tradition. The main focus should be on economic projects, partly in view of Slovak Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek's planned visit to Egypt in February.
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