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6th Dec 2023

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EU-Arab League summit proposed for February in Egypt

European Council president Donald Tusk on Wednesday in Salzburg, Austria announced that the EU aims to hold an summit with Arab League states in February 2019 in Egypt. The announcement follows a joint visit with Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz to Cairo where they held discussions with Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Tusk wants to deepen relations with Egypt, including in the area of migration.

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