Egypt's Road to Rejuvenation Is Opening, Veteran Diplomat Says

(Cairo) – Amr Moussa is one of Egypt's most senior career diplomats. In the Mubarak era, Moussa briefly served as the Egyptian ambassador to the United Nations, and was foreign minister for a decade until 2001. After this, he was elected secretary-general of the Arab League, serving from 2001 until 2011.

In 2011, Moussa, 77, ran in the presidential election against Mohamed Morsi, finishing fifth. In an interview with Caixin, Moussa said that he repeatedly suggested to Morsi ways to revive the economy. This included encouraging China and various other developed and developing countries to seek investment opportunities in the country. However, the Morsi administration was short-lived.