Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday discussed preparations for Egypt’s hosting of the COP27 World Climate Summit 2022 in a meeting with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and several other ministers. Sisi said that launching this huge global event on Egyptian lands sends a message to the world that his nation is witnessing great progress in environmental matters such as the transition to clean energy. The spokesperson for the Egyptian Presidency Bassam Rady said in a statement that during the meeting, various logistical and organizational measures were reviewed by the competent authorities, as well as previous experiences of organizing the climate conference in various countries. He stressed that this event represents the largest and most important United Nations conference ever in terms of the number of participants and its duration. It also looked over advancing national and African concerns on climate change issues and providing the opportunity to conclude partnerships with various international institutions to finance projects related to addressing climate change in Egypt.
