Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met on Saturday with the delegates of Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) in the UN to promote Egypt's bid for a non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the years 2016-2017. During the meeting, Shoukry praised relations binding Egypt and these countries. Egypt is keen on promoting economic and political ties with the GRULAC, he added during the meeting. Egypt has been keen on nominating itself for a non-permanent seat at the UNSC out of its keenness on continuing efforts to preserve international peace and security and push forward the causes of developing countries, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Badr Abdel Ati quoted Shoukry as saying during the meeting. Shoukry also stressed Egypt's role in outlining international mechanisms to achieve disarmament and non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, added the spokesman.
