CR and Egypt to support each other in UN candidatures

The Czech Republic and Egypt will support each other’s candidature for international institutions within the United Nations. The countries’ foreign ministers, Lubomír Zaorálek and Sami Shukri, made the announcement after meeting in Prague on Friday. The Czechs are ready to support Cairo’s effort to become an elected UN Security Council member for the years 2016-17, while Egypt will vote in favour of Prague in applying for the UN’s human, economic and social councils. Minister Zaorálek also praised the countries’ good mutual relations and expressed his support for the current Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

Author: Ruth Fraňková