Thread by @_AhmedQuraishi

#Pakistan-#Egypt FM-level talks.

Issues: #Libya-#Yemen-#Gulf-#Ethiopia-#Gaza-#Kashmir.

Robust military ties but overall weak political exchanges between #Cairo & #Islamabad.

Yet @ImranKhanPTI-@AlsisiOfficial governments have recently been in contact to upgrade cooperation.

https://twitter.com/AODirectorate/status/1361266047895150597

#Pakistan & #Egypt revive stalled ties. Pakistani foreign minister meets President Al-Sisi. Agreement to launch high-level political consultations next month. #PakMilitary will participate in drills in Egypt in summer. /2

https://twitter.com/SMQureshiPTI/status/1362029242339495937?s=19

#Pakistan & #Egypt are often considered two players with imp roles in ensuring #Gulf stability, along regional & intl partners; can help in Mideast peace, in Yemen, in fighting extremism & extremist groups. These are recurring themes in discussions:
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https://twitter.com/_AhmedQuraishi/status/1361722234486800388?s=19

#Pakistan's perma mission to @OIC_OCI in #KSA is tasked with expanding interaction with the @arableague_gs secretariat in #Egypt. After Independence, 🇵🇰 considered AL membership & giving #Arabic official status with #Urdu (which uses Arabic script) ./4

https://twitter.com/SMQureshiPTI/status/1362329302684073987?s=19

#Pakistan and #Egypt enjoy strong military ties. #PakMilitary has for years joined #US-led drills in Egyptian desert. In 2015, #KSA brokered close coordination b/w Cairo & Islamabad on #Yemen (both give political backing to legitimate govt; Egypt is part of the mil coalition)./5

Another interesting aspect to #Pakistan-#Egypt ties is that both, as traditional American allies, suffered deterioration of ties with the #US under #Obama administration, with relations improving under #Trump. /6

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