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The Egyptian Foreign Minister further added that his country endorsed the Sirte Declaration and the Ezulwini Consensus to repair the historical injustice done to the African continent.’
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Ahmed Mohamed Abdelatty demanded permanent seats for African and Arab nations at the UN Security Council while addressing the UN General Assembly. He said that both regions have no permanent representative on the Security Council, nor enjoy the related prerogatives.
The Egyptian Foreign Minister further added that his country endorsed the Sirte Declaration and the Ezulwini Consensus to repair the historical injustice done to the African continent.’
The Ezulwini Consensus is a position on international relations and reform of the United Nations, which was agreed upon by the African Union. It calls for a more representative and democratic Security Council, where Africa, like all other world regions, is represented.
The Sirte Declaration was the resolution adopted by the Organisation of African Unity on 9 September 1999, at the fourth Extraordinary Session of the OAU Assembly of African Heads of State and Government held at Sirte, Libya. The Declaration announces, among other things, decisions to establish the African Union and to speed up the implementation of the provisions of the Abuja Treaty, to create an African Economic Community, African Central Bank, African Monetary Union, African Court of Justice, and Pan-African Parliament with the Parliament to be established by 2000.
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Abdelbatty also called for a ceasefire in Gaza, as the conflict was on the brink of entering its 12th month, insisting that it was his government’s priority to put an end to the fighting. He also urged for the immediate delivery of medical and humanitarian assistance to civilians in the enclave.
