Egyptian Foreign Minister Meets Austrian Parliament President to Strengthen Bilateral Ties

Foreign Minister Badr Abdel Aty met with Austrian Parliament President Walter Rosenkranz in Vienna to discuss parliamentary cooperation, migration, and regional issues.

• Abdel Aty emphasized Egypt's priority on parliamentary cooperation and praised the formation of an Austrian parliamentary friendship group with North Africa, including Egypt.
• He reviewed Egypt's success in preventing illegal migration to Europe and called for burden-sharing in hosting millions of refugees.
• The two sides discussed counter-terrorism cooperation, with Abdel Aty presenting Egypt's comprehensive approach addressing root causes of extremism.
• Abdel Aty briefed Rosenkranz on Egyptian efforts for regional stability and the resumption of US–Iran negotiations, and stressed implementation of the Gaza ceasefire plan.