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Egyptian prosecutor general meets UNODC chief to discuss judicial cooperation
October 21, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Egypt's prosecutor general met the UNODC executive director in Vienna to discuss expanded judicial cooperation and Egypt's bid to become a regional legal training hub.
- Mohamed Shoki, Egypt's prosecutor general, met Monika Goma, UNODC executive director, on the sidelines of the UN conference against transnational organized crime in Vienna.
- Shoki presented Egypt's plan to establish itself as a leading regional hub for legal and judicial training across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.
- Talks covered cooperation on human trafficking, migrant smuggling, money laundering, and illicit trafficking in cultural property.
- The two agreed to translate the plan into joint training and cooperation programs in priority areas.