Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry emphasized Egypt’s efforts to export more natural gas to Europe amid the global energy crisis during a dinner with world leaders hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, according to a cabinet statement. Shoukry also talked about the impact of high food and energy prices on emerging markets during the dinner, which he attended on behalf of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi.

Also on Shoukry’s agenda: The foreign minister attended UN and African climate talks, and held meetings with EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and Hungarian Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó.

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