“Preserving Egypt’s national security and strengthening relations with all parties.” President Sisi identifies the most prominent pillars of Egypt’s foreign policy. Urgent
The priority is to protect and preserve Egypt’s national security in a diverse to turbulent environment, and to continue working to strengthen balanced relations with all discrimination in a new world whose features are taking shape.” The exact words that President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi defined today, Tuesday, completed patriotism during the new work.
Below we review the most prominent features of the principles and foundations of Egyptian foreign policy.
1. Supporting peace and stability in the regional and international environment.
2. Supporting the principle of mutual respect between countries, adhering to the principles of international law, respecting covenants and charters, supporting the role of international organizations, enhancing solidarity between countries, and pushing towards reform of the United Nations.
3 Paying attention to the economic dimension of international relations.
4. Commitment to a balanced foreign policy linked to strategic goals and interests within the framework of the independence of Egyptian decision-making.
5. Considering the Arab framework as a major field of action for Egypt’s foreign policy, while continuing to focus on external activity related to other vital frameworks represented by the Islamic and African frameworks and Egypt’s connection with the Nile Basin countries.
6. Realizing the full connection between Egyptian foreign policy and its internal conditions.
7 Continuing foreign policy to convey the true internal image to the outside world and efforts to establish a modern democratic system that achieves full equality for citizens before the law in conjunction with the fight against terrorism.
8. Mobilizing political and economic support for the country by attracting foreign investments and tourism flows in a way that allows raising the standard of living of the Egyptian citizen.
Egyptian foreign policy seeks to achieve Egypt’s highest interests and national security, and to maintain its relations with the countries of the world in a balanced manner. The objectives of Egyptian foreign policy include:
1. Protecting Egyptian national security and supreme Egyptian interests.
2. Achieving comprehensive development in its various dimensions to achieve the first goal.
3 Strengthening the elements of security and stability and striving for just peace in the Middle East region, and moving towards transforming the Middle East into a region free of weapons of mass destruction.
4. Confronting terrorism at the international level by following a comprehensive strategy, and striving to place it at the top of the list of regional and international priorities.
5. Supporting everything that strengthens international economic relations, ensures cooperation and exchange of development experiences, and employs resources in a way that achieves common interests among different international groups.
6. Strengthening relations with major powers in the international community to ensure Egyptian national interests.
The circles of movement for Egyptian foreign policy are concentrated in a number of circles imposed on it by factors such as the geographical nature, identity considerations, and national security, which are:
1. The Arab Circle: Egypt believes that Egyptian national security is based on the security of its Arab and African surroundings. It also seeks to strengthen Arab solidarity as a basic step to strengthen the Arab ranks and enable the Arab nation to mobilize its energy and resources to confront dangers and challenges, most notably terrorism, from a comprehensive perspective and to support stability in the Arab countries.
2 The African Department: Egypt seeks to consolidate its relations with the countries of the African continent from all economic, cultural and historical aspects, and the special importance of the Nile Basin countries, as they represent strategic depth, and to work in solidarity with all African peoples in their march towards the process of democratic transformation, achieving comprehensive development, and activating the multilateral and multi-component partnership.
3. The Islamic Circle by confronting the issues of the Islamic world, spreading the values of moderation and tolerance of Islam, and promoting dialogue between divine religions.
4. The Asian Circle: Strengthening the relations between Egypt and the major Asian countries, considering that these countries are essential partners in the civilization of our time. There are those who call this century the Asian Century.
5. The European Circuit: The relations between the two parties are embodied in two tracks that complement each other: the bilateral track, which is represented by the Association Agreement that entered into force in 2004 to represent the contractual framework that governs the various aspects of those relations, in addition to an action plan within the framework of the European Neighborhood Policy, and the regional track. Represented in the Barcelona Process for Euro-Mediterranean Participation until July 2008 when the “Union for the Mediterranean” was established and Egypt assumed its joint presidency with France until March 2012.
6. The International Circle: Egypt is working to achieve the desired balance in its international relations, as it is an important principle demanded by two popular revolutions, by developing its relations with Western partners such as the United States, the European Union, and Japan, and seeking more openness, developing and deepening cooperation with major and emerging powers in the system. Global partnerships such as the Russian Federation and China, taking into account that the new partnerships do not represent an alternative to existing partnerships, but rather mean opening new horizons for cooperation between Egypt and other countries.
