CAIRO, May 21 (MENA) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty has emphasized the importance Egypt attaches to bolstering its relations with European and African states across various fields in a way that helps achieve mutual interests.

This came during a series of meetings held by the foreign minister on Wednesday with the foreign ministers of Romania, the Czech Republic, Malta, Burundi, and Gabon.

The meetings were held on the sidelines of the European Union - African Union Ministerial Meeting in Brussels.

Abdelatty also met with the high representative of the European Union for foreign affairs and security policy, the African Union's commissioner for peace and security, the African Union commissioner for infrastructure and energy, and the deputy foreign minister of the Netherlands. (MENA)

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