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Egyptian Foreign Minister meets UN High Commissioner for Refugees to discuss cooperation
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Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and Egyptians Abroad Dr. Badr Abdelatty met with Barham Salih, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, on Thursday to discuss enhancing joint cooperation and exchanging views on refugee-related issues. Ambassador Salah Abdel-Sadek, Chairman of the Standing Committee for Refugee Affairs, also attended. Minister Abdelatty praised the UNHCR's role as a partner in the Joint Platform on Migration and Asylum, which supports refugees' and migrants' access to health and education. He highlighted Egypt's new Law on Asylum as a historic step to strengthen the national legislative framework for asylum, aligning with Egypt's regional and international obligations. The Minister emphasized coordination with the UNHCR during the law's development. He also noted the significant burdens on Egypt from hosting large numbers of refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants who receive basic services equally with Egyptian citizens, without discrimination or the establishment of camps, which creates increasing economic burdens. He stressed the need for refugees to legalize their status according to national regulations.
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