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Thursday, 22 September 2016

El Sisi participates in UNSC, Africa Renewable Energy Initiative meetings

EL SISI AT THE UNSC: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi urged a resumption of talks to reach a political solution to the Syrian civil war during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, DNE reported. Echoing statements made during his address to the General Assembly on Tuesday, as well as statements made by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the UNSC meeting, El Sisi reiterated what has been Egypt’s longstanding position on the conflict, which as the Secretary General noted, has claimed the lives of more than 300k and displaced half of the country’s entire population.

El Sisi also attended a meeting on the Africa Renewable Energy Initiative, in his capacity as Chairman of the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change, according to a statement from Ittihadiya. The initiative was launched at last year’s climate change talks in Paris and seeks to see more than 10 GW of renewable energy produced on the continent by 2020 and an additional 300 GW by 2030. The meeting was also attended by French President Francois Hollande, whose country has pledged financial assistance for the initiative.

Miss President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s address to the 71st United Nations General Assembly? Find the video of the speech in Arabic (15:11), dubbed in English (22:26) or read the full transcript (pdf) in English, courtesy of Ittihadiya.

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