(12 Jun 2022)
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Cairo - 12 June 2022
1. Various of meeting between Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, and Latvian Foreign Minister Edgar Rinkevich
2. Close of logo of Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs
3. Various of Shoukry and Rinkevich meeting with delegations
4. Wide of news conference held after talks
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Edgar Rinkevich, Latvian Foreign Minister:
"Our stance on Russian aggression against Ukraine, I think we all understand that this is going to be quite a long conflict, it is already lasting for eight years and with what happened in February the situation is alarming but we also discussed some pressing challenges that the globe and region is facing; food security issues, the export of Ukrainian grain to Egypt and also to other countries that have been receiving Russian and Ukrainian grain, I think that we understand that we need to find a resolution of this situation so there is no humanitarian crisis developing globally."
6. Wide of news conference
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Edgar Rinkevich, Latvian Foreign Minister:
"I would stress that we see a new and very important sector - that's energy cooperation - especially taking into account that now the EU is diversifying its oil and gas supplies from Russia and seeking new alternative ways and I think that this is where Egypt can and will play a very important role."
8. Mid of news conference
9. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sameh Shoukry, Egyptian Foreign Minister:
"The solution (to be reached) has to be agreed upon by the Libyan parties and that is what Egypt is trying to facilitate by hosting the talks about the constitutional amendments between the Libyan parties - whether Libya's (east-based) parliament or the High Council of State in order to reach a Libyan-Libyan solution that the Libyan people agree on and leads to achieving various entitlements in order to restore Libya's stability and preserve the integrity of its territories."
10. Shoukry and Rinkevics leaving
STORYLINE:
Latvia's foreign minister held talks with his Egyptian counterpart in Cairo on Sunday, during which food security and energy cooperation in the wake of the war in Ukraine were top of the agenda.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry received Edgar Rinkevich at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the two held a joint news conference afterwards.
Rinkevich said he thought the war in Ukraine would be a prolonged conflict which would continue to impact importers of Ukrainian grain, like Egypt.
"I think that we understand that we need to find a resolution of this situation so there is no humanitarian crisis developing globally," he said.
He also said Egypt would play an important role in helping EU countries move away from Russian oil and gas.
The ministers discussed latest development in the region including the situation in Libya, Syria and Ethiopia.
Cairo is currently hosting UN-brokered talks on Libyan elections as the North African nation once again finds itself at a political impasse with two rival administrations claiming legitimacy.
Shoukry told reporters a "Libyan-Libyan" solution which satisfied all parties needed to be found.
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