Editing Foreign relations of Egypt (section)

==International involvement==
Egypt played a key role during the 1990-91 [[Gulf War|Persian Gulf crisis]]. President Mubarak helped assemble the international coalition and deployed 35,000 Egyptian troops against Iraq to liberate [[Kuwait]]. The Egyptian contingent was one of the largest in the coalition forces, along with the U.S., [[United Kingdom|U.K.]] and Saudi Arabia.

In the aftermath of the Gulf War, Egypt signed the [[Damascus Declaration]] with [[Syria]] and the Persian Gulf states to strengthen Persian Gulf security. Egypt continues to contribute regularly to [[United Nations]] [[peacekeeping]] missions, most recently in [[East Timor]], [[Sierra Leone]], and [[Liberia]].

Following the September 11, 2001 [[September 11 attacks|terrorist attacks]] on the United States, Egypt, which has itself been the target of terrorist attacks, has been a key supporter of the U.S. war against terrorists and terrorist organizations such as [[Osama bin Laden]] and [[al-Qaeda]], and has supported the Iraqi Governing Council.

On December 25, 2006, the Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit called for end to "nuclear double standards" where sanctions are imposed on [[Iran]] for enriching uranium, but the [[Israel and weapons of mass destruction#Nuclear weapons|Israeli nuclear program]] is not subject to any control by the [[International Atomic Energy Agency]].<ref>[https://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061225/wl_africa_afp/egyptirannuclear_061225175118] {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

Egypt is member of [[ABEDA]], [[Arab Cooperation Council|ACC]], [[Agence de Coopération Culturelle et Technique|ACCT]] (associate), [[African Development Bank|AfDB]], [[Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development|AFESD]], [[Arab League|AL]], [[Arab Monetary Fund|AMF]], [[African Union|AU]], [[Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation|BSEC]] (observer), [[Council of Arab Economic Unity|CAEU]], [[Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty|CTBT]], [[European Bank for Reconstruction and Development|EBRD]], [[United Nations Economic Commission for Africa|ECA]], [[United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia|ESCWA]], [[Food and Agriculture Organization|FAO]], [[Group of 15|G-15]], G-19, [[Group of 24|G-24]], [[Group of 77|G-77]], [[International Atomic Energy Agency|IAEA]], [[International Bank for Reconstruction and Development|IBRD]], [[International Civil Aviation Organization|ICAO]], [[International Chamber of Commerce|ICC]], [[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement|ICRM]], [[International Development Association|IDA]], [[Islamic Development Bank|IDB]], [[International Fund for Agricultural Development|IFAD]], [[International Finance Corporation|IFC]], [[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement|IFRCS]], [[International Hydrographic Organization|IHO]], [[International Labour Organization|ILO]], [[International Monetary Fund|IMF]], [[International Maritime Organization|IMO]], [[Inmarsat]], [[Intelsat]], [[Interpol (organization)|Interpol]], [[IOC]], [[International Organization for Migration|IOM]], [[International Organization for Standardization|ISO]], [[International Telecommunication Union|ITU]], [[United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara|MINURSO]], [[United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo|MONUC]], [[Non-Aligned Movement|NAM]], [[Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries|OAPEC]], [[Organization of American States|OAS]](observer), [[Organisation of African Unity|OAU]], [[Organisation of Islamic Cooperation|OIC]], [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe|OSCE]] (partner), [[Permanent Court of Arbitration|PCA]], [[United Nations|UN]], [[United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone|UNAMSIL]], [[United Nations Conference on Trade and Development|UNCTAD]], [[UNESCO]], [[United Nations Industrial Development Organization|UNIDO]], [[United Nations Institute for Training and Research|UNITAR]], [[United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina|UNMIBH]], [[United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo|UNMIK]], [[United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka|UNMOP]], [[UNOMIG]], [[United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East|UNRWA]], [[United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor|UNTAET]], [[Universal Postal Union|UPU]], [[World Customs Organization|WCO]], [[World Federation of Trade Unions|EFTU]], [[World Health Organization|WHO]], [[World Intellectual Property Organization|WIPO]], [[World Meteorological Organization|WMO]], [[World Tourism Organization|WToO]], and [[World Trade Organization|WTrO]]. Egypt is one of only seven U.N. members which is not a member of the [[Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons]].