Dr. Ashraf Sobhy, Minister of Youth and Sports welcomed Ahmed Hendawi , Secretary-General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, accompanied by Atef Abdel Mageed, Secretary-General of the Arab Scout Organization and Khalid Hassan, President of The Egyptian Federation for Scouts and Girl Guides .

Sobhy assured that, the Egyptian Scout Movement is a pioneering movement for youth at all levels, praising its active role in forming a good citizen for himself and his country.

The Minister added that the Arab and World Scout Movement is a great opportunity for young people to exchange cultures of different countries and know more about civilizations, referring to Egypt's hosting the world Scout Conference which will be held in Sharm El-Sheikh from 1st to 12th of September 2020, with the participation of 2500 heads and youth of the world Scout Associations representing 170 countries around the world, comes in the context of the vision of the country for hosting many world and international youth and sports events. 

Ahmed Hendawi, Secretary-General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, praised the influential efforts of the Minister of Youth and Sports in the Scout Movement ,also he expressed pleasure with hosting the world Scout Conference by Egypt , stressing his confidence in Egypt's capabilities to organize the world event because of its global position.