Egypt to head Security Council in May, will promote interests of African
countries, Palestine
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will head a Security Council
ministerial-level meeting during his upcoming visit to New York from 9 to 11
May
Ahram Online , Saturday 30 Apr 2016
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/205780/Egypt/Politics-/Egypt-to-head-Security-Council-in-May,-will-promot.aspx

Egypt is poised to head the UN Security Council’s meetings during the
month of May where it will promote issues and interests of African and
developing countries as well as the Palestinian cause, a foreign affairs
ministry statement released on Saturday read.

The country will also focus on the Libyan and Syrian crises as well as the
situation in Yemen and some disputes in African countries, the statement
said.

Egypt’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sameh Shoukry will head a Security Council
ministerial-level meeting during his visit to New York from 9 to 11 May.

The meeting will be open to all countries and its topic will be combating
extremist thought as one of the means to fight terrorism.

Egypt started its two-year Security Council non-permanent membership in
January. This is the first Security Council term for Egypt since 1997, but
the fifth term in total.