Current Challenges in the Middle East Region: Which role can Egypt play?
Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Colleagues, Thank you very much indeed for giving me the opportunity to speak here at the Council for Foreign Affairs. I am very happy to be back in Cairo again. I have met many friends once more. Our two countries have been united in friendship for many years. Many German holidaymakers visit your country. We have twinning arrangements between towns, cooperation between universities, societies and associations. Many German visitors have seen the exhibition ?Egypt?s sunken Treasures? in different German cities. The trade relations between our two countries are developing well. You have asked me to talk about the theme: ?Current challenges in the Middle East region: Which role can Egypt play?? It is wise for an outside politician to show restraint when offering advice. First of all he should ask himself which contribution he can make and how. Nevertheless, I would still like to address the question, in this case from two directions.
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Cairo, 11.06.2007