Egypt yesterday appointed Mohammed al-Orabi as the new foreign minister to replace Nabil al-Arabi who will head the Arab League, the official Mena news agency reported.
Mr Orabi was previously Egypt’s ambassador to Germany and had also served in Kuwait, London and Washington. Mr Orabi told state television he would follow similar a policy line to Mr Arabi.
“Of course we will try to focus on the hopes of the people here in Egypt, what they are looking for in foreign affairs after the revolution, and we will try to realise their hopes and ambitions,” he said.
He added that the Premier had asked him to further relations with Africa and Arab countries, and said that the US and the EU would remain “essential partners.”