CAIRO, June 28 (MENA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Saturday that Egypt will host and organize, for the first time, an official G20 meeting on food security in early September.

According to a statement issued by the ministry, this development follows the outcomes of discussions held between Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his South African counterpart Ronald Lamola.

On the sidelines of the G20 Sherpa meeting, which took place in South Africa from June 25 to 27, Egypt's Presidential representative and Assistant FM For Regional and International Economic Affairs Ragy el Etreby finalized an agreement with the South African representative regarding Egypt’s hosting of this official G20 gathering.

Etreby stated that this will mark the first-ever G20 meeting to be hosted and organized by Egypt since the group’s inception in 1999.

Etreby noted that the meeting will focus on food security at both the regional and global levels, a priority issue for Egypt, African nations and the developing world at large.

This topic is closely linked to key developmental challenges, including sustainable agriculture, localizing industry, boosting regional and international trade, enhancing infrastructure, technology transfer, and financing mechanisms, according to him. (MENA)

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