CAIRO - 17 May 2023: Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto lauded the key role played by Egypt in maintaining stability in the Middle East and Mediterranean Sea regions. This came during President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's meeting with the Italian minister in the presence of Egyptian Defense Minister Mohamed Zaki, Italian Chief of Defense Staff Adm. Giuseppe Cavo Dragone and Italian Ambassador in Cairo Michele Quaroni. The meeting underlined the importance of unifying efforts to promote mechanisms for confronting trans-border challenges. The Italian side lauded the effective efforts exerted by Egypt in this regard, the spokesman said. The spokesman added that the meeting tackled means of enhancing military cooperation.
