Before beginning his tour of West Africa, Dr. Badr Abdel Aty, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration, and Egyptian Expatriates Affairs, stopped in the capital, N'Djamena, and met with Abdallah Saber Fadl, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Chad, on Monday.

The meeting between the Foreign Minister and his Chadian counterpart witnessed an exchange of views on key regional issues of mutual interest, most notably the situation in the Sahel and Horn of Africa and their repercussions on the continent's stability.