Belarusian amb. reiterates his country’s support of Sisi’s initiative to bring youths together

Thu, Nov. 1, 2018
CAIRO – 1 November 2018: With the World Youth Forum (WYF), taking place between November 3-6, just around the corner, Belarusian Ambassador to Egypt Sergei Rachkov spoke highly of the work President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi has done to empower the Egyptian youth and to bring together the youth of the world.   Rachkov lauded the first edition of the WYF, citing its great success and explained the focus the Belarus has on empowering the youth and launching programs that focus on their empowerment through education and development.   Reiterating his country’s support for President Sisi’s initiative, the ambassador is set to represent his country during the forum.   The ambassador stated that the Belarus Education Ministry and the Egyptian Youth and Sports Ministry will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the near future to boost bilateral cooperation in outlining youth-related policies.   Last year’s forum brought together thousands of young people from around the world to Egypt to hear President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s message of peace and youth opportunity. The theme was “We Need to Talk” and the forum gave a platform to thousands of leaders of youth networks, heads of states, media figures and young Egyptian expats. Participants engaged global policymakers and experts about youth issues around peace, prosperity, harmony and progress in the world.