Egypt to participates in Euro- Mediterranean forum in Morocco

Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher will take part in the extraordinary ministerial meetings of the Euro Mediterranean forum tobe held in Morrocco. Maher in a pre-departure statement said that the conferees will probe means of fighting terrorism specially after the incidents of September 11 against the US facilities along with the security conditions in the region and economic repercussions thereof.

Participating also in the forum are representatives from Algeria, Portugal, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Spain, Turkey and Tunisia.

The forum was established in 1994 to be a non-formal gathering among its member-states to address economic, social and cultural issues of common interest.