Cairo - President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi received an invitation from his Romanian counterpart to attend the U.N. Youth Academic Conference. The conference is organized by the U.N. Youth Association of Romania in collaboration with the U.N. General Assembly slated for September. In the early morning hours on Tuesday, Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met Romanian President Klaus Iohannis. He delivered an invitation by President El-Sisi to visit Egypt. President Klaus expressed his understanding of Egypt's current difficult economic situation, adding that he threw all his weight behind Egypt's ongoing reform program. Shoukry also referred to the success of Egypt in curbing smuggling and illegal immigrants. He reiterated Egypt's need for European support in view of it bearing the brunt of hosting refugees, which consequently entails providing them with a decent life. For his part, the Romanian president expressed his appreciation for Egypt's unremitting efforts to fight terrorism, affirming that Egypt is the region's cornerstone of stability and security. On the same related note, Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry delivered a lecture on Tuesday morning to the annual Forum of Romanian Ambassadors Abroad. The lecture was part of his visit to the Romanian capital Bucharest, which is slated to be his last stop for the current European tour. The Minister started his speech off by praising the Egyptian-Romanian fraternal relationship, which culminated in 2017 when it officially entered into its 102nd year. Afterwards, he gave a comprehensive presentation of the strategic vision adopted by the Egyptian government with regards to its foreign policy. In the same context, the Foreign Minister pointed out the Middle East's ongoing six-year dilemma, which gave a rise to it being divided into two camps. The first division seeks out change, even through violence, and the second seeks to pull us backward. Shoukry stressed that both camps are lacking the objective and rational vision, which resulted in conflict in the region with heavy losses. The Foreign Minister highlighted Egypt's keenness to assist Syrian territories and the preservation of its state-existing institutions, while supporting the right of the Syrian people to reach a political consensus. That solution would meet their aspirations in living a dignified and secure life. During the meeting, Shoukry and Romania's ambassadors discussed the current developments in Egypt's economic and social reform program adopted by the Egyptian government. They also discussed Egypt's stance on many regional and international issues.
