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SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, (APP/AFP) – Defence
ministers and officials from 27 Arab and African states on Friday
agreed to bolster cooperation on counter-terrorism, in a meeting
held at an Egyptian resort town.
The Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) members
agreed on “strengthening cooperation in counter-terrorism,”
according to the draft resolution read out by Egypt’s Defence
Minister Sedki Sobhi.
The resolution, which will presented to presidents of
the member states, emphasised intelligence sharing and joint
border patrols.
The ministers also agreed to set up “a counter-terrorism
centre headquartered in Cairo,” Sobhi said as the two-day
conference wrapped up in Sharm el-Sheikh.