Egypt’s Assistant Foreign Minister for multiparty and international security affairs Ehab Badawy discussed with US Assistant Secretary for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance Mallory Stewart international efforts on disarmament and arms control.
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Friday the talks are part of the visit of Stewart and her accompanying delegation to Cairo.
The meeting focused on disarmament and the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, as well as Egypt’s presidential efforts in the Conference on Disarmament.
Both sides discussed developments related to relevant treaties including the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, US-Russian Nuclear Arms Control Agreements, and the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
They also touched on efforts to prevent the arms race in outer space, AI applications, and information technology in this field.
Cairo expressed during the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva its keenness on cooperation with the member states in order to reach a “comprehensive” and “balanced” work program that permits the Conference to fulfill its duties.
Both sides stressed the urgency of intensifying joint work by all states, especially the five nuclear states, in order to reinforce the efficiency of the UN mechanisms and the credibility of the multilateral treaties in this regard on the regional and international levels.
