President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi chairs the meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council in Addis Ababa on January 28, 2018- press photoCAIRO – 28 January 2018: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi presided the Peace and Security Council (PSC) session on Sunday during his participation at the 30th African Union (AU) Summit. The theme was “The Integrated Approach against Cross-border Terrorism in Africa.”The PSC is chaired by Egypt for January. It is no longer limited to a particular continent, region, or society with respect to its level of development,” the president added.Setting plans to achieve security and prosperity for our people, in parallel with combating terrorism and its attempts to cripple development projects, would not be efficient without understanding the environment where terrorism thrives, President Sisi stated.He displayed the various strategic challenges facing African countries that are ensued from widespread armed conflict granting terrorism and extremism a fertile environment to grow. These acts are a blatant breach to international law, UN Security Council and AU resolutions. Thus, we have to intensify cooperation and coordination to eliminate terrorism support,” President Sisi concluded.The president prepared a summary of discussions and propositions by member states on cooperation to combat terrorism endorsing the final statement by the PSC session.

Source: Egypt Today January 28, 2018 11:36 UTC