CAIRO – Head of the Supreme Constitutional Court Boulos Fahmi said on Sunday the Egyptian State is open to African countries, institutionally speaking, and is keen on enhancing co-operation with African states in the different domains.
Fahmi said the eighth high-level meeting of Chiefs of Constitutional Courts, Supreme Courts, and African Constitutional Councils come as part of the constitutional cooperation between Egypt and brotherly African countries.
Fahmi was speaking at a press conference to outline the program of the two-day meeting that will kick off on Monday with the participation of representatives of constitutional courts and councils of 35 countries in addition to five international organizations.
Hosting such a galaxy of constitutional experts in Cairo reflects the pivotal role played by Egypt in the constitutional justice domain, Fahmi said.
This meeting is one of Egypt’s soft powers in supporting African brothers, he added.
Counselor Mohamed Emad el Nagar, deputy speaker of the Supreme Constitutional Court, said the Cairo meeting will hold three main sessions tackling dangers facing the African states at these exceptional circumstances, legislative experiments in some countries and constitutional monitoring on legislations enacted to address such exceptional circumstances.
