Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty stressed Saturday 24/8/2024 at the opening session of the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) ministerial meeting that the prolonged conflicts in Sudan and Gaza revealed the international community’s failure or unwillingness to intervene effectively.
According to the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement, Abdelatty noted that the current methods are either ineffective or inadequate to address the successive, complicated challenges facing the global community.
Egypt’s FM also emphasized the necessity to discuss strategies to tackle the current risks and threats to peace and security, not just in Africa but globally, calling for urgent and comprehensive reforms to the international peace and security framework.
Abdelatty reiterated Egypt’s commitment to the post-conflict reconstruction and development agenda in Africa and its role in enhancing the relationship between peace and development as the most effective tool for prevent
ing conflicts.
He further emphasized the significance of the African Union (AU) partnerships, including that with TICAD, as key instruments for achieving these goals.
During his visit, Abdelatty held a bilateral meeting with his Japanese counterpart Yoko Kamikawa, where both sides held political discussions on regional and international issues of mutual concern.
He also held an official luncheon with the Egypt-Japan Business Council, meeting with prominent members of the Egyptian community in Tokyo.
Moreover, Abdelatty held separate meetings with high-level officials, including Japan’s Minister for Digital Transformation Taro Kono, Governor of Tokyo Yuriko Koike, and Rector of the United Nations (UN) University in Tokyo Tshilidzi Marwala.
During his meeting with the CEO of Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Norihiko Ishiguro, the Egyptian FM emphasized the importance of holding an Egyptian-Japanese investment conference to enhance economic cooperation between the two sides.
For his part, the JETR
O CEO welcomed the proposal and committed to studying it, noting JETRO’s significant interest in deepening its investment and trade relations with Egypt.
Abdelatty also welcomed the JETRO’s second exploratory visit to Egypt next month, which aims to explore Japanese investment opportunities in green hydrogen and renewable energy.
He mentioned that JETRO’s move reflects Japan’s interest and seriousness in taking concrete steps to enhance its investments in Egypt.
Abdelatty also met with several African counterparts, from Senegal, Togo, Benin, Somalia, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Comoros, Sierra Leone, and Ivory Coast.
On Friday, Abdelatty arrived in Tokyo to attend the TICAD ministerial meeting, in preparation for the 9th TICAD summit, scheduled for August 2025 in Yokohama under the theme “Partnering for Innovative Solutions with Africa.”
Since 1993, Japan has been leading this high-level international conference to promote African development, co-organized by the
UN, the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank, and the African Union Commission (AUC).
Source: State Information Service Egypt