Britain and Egypt foreign ministers discuss trade and irregular migration

British foreign minister, David Lammy, held talks in Cairo on Thursday with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty.

The discussions took place ahead of the second gathering of the Egyptian-British Participation Council which aims to boost economic cooperation between the two countries.

The meeting comes at a sensitive time in the region, as a fragile ceasefire holds in the Gaza Strip. Lammy was expected to thank the Egyptian government…