Dr. Ashraf Sobhy, Minister of Youth and Sports, met with Alexander Bugayev, head of the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs in the Federal Republic of Russia to examine the Russian experience in youth and sports. The meeting comes during the participation in the 2019 ECOSOC Youth Forum in the United States of America from 8 to 9 April.

The Minister of Youth and Sports also met with Mr. Abdoulaye Mar Dieye, the Assistant Secretary-General of UN for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to discuss bilateral cooperation during the coming period in the fields of youth and sports and presenting a summary of the strategy and vision of the Ministry of Youth and Sports also its orientation towards developing the abilities and skills of youth in various fields through a package of training and qualification programs.

Dr. Sobhy reviewed the ministry's experience in the field of investment in youth and sports facilities and managing them economically to achieve the required development of these facilities and maximizing the revenue in addition to implementing the various activities, projects and programs for young people. Also the meetings discussed activating cooperation through joint programs and projects.

Egypt's Ambassador in the United Nations thanked the Minister of Youth and Sports for the distinguished participation of the Egyptian delegation headed by the Minister in the activities of the 2019 ECOSOC Youth Forum, entitled “Empowerment, Integration, and Equality.”, to discuss a number of topics including "Economic Growth and Decent Work - Good Education - Reducing Inequality - Issues of Peace, Security and Justice - Climate Issues - The Role of Youth Institutions and Maximizing their Participation to Achieve the Development Goals".