Day: August 29, 2022

Head of the Senate’s Economic and Financial Affairs Committee Hani Sarie-El-Din and Japanese Ambassador to Egypt Oka Hiroshi probed on Monday means of bolstering relations between the two countries.

Sarie-El-Din expressed the appreciation of Egypt’s government and people of the progress achieved in cooperation with Japan in many areas, including infrastructure projects, education and culture.

He stressed the keenness of the Senate’s Economic and Financial Affairs Committee to support all efforts that help to develop bilateral cooperation, most particularly in the fields of industry and manufacturing production components.

For his part, the Japanese ambassador hailed the strong relationship between his country and Egypt, emphasizing his aspiration to further promote parliamentary, economic, cultural and tourism cooperation.

He pointed out that direct Japanese investments in Egypt in 2021 increased seven fold from 2020, referring to the concrete improvement in the efforts exerted by the Egyptian government to ameliorate the investment climate in the country.

Source: State Information Service Egypt

Egypt stands fully ready to provide all forms of support to Madagascar as per directives issued by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, affirmed Agriculture and Land Reclamation Minister El Sayed el Qusair.

During his meeting with Madagascar’s Minister of Water and Sanitation Ravokatra Fidiniavo Monday, Qusair added that Egypt is also ready to contribute to drawing up a national strategy for agriculture in Madagascar and build the capacities of agricultural workers.

The minister also reviewed the unprecedented progress in Egypt’s agriculture sector over the past eight years.

Highlighting the close ties binding Egypt and Madagascar, the minister also pointed out to President Sisi’s directives to provide all the necessary support to the African countries.

The minister, meanwhile, pointed out to the mega projects which are currently being implemented in Egypt in order to finding alternative water sources to reclaim new lands.

He further referred to the canal lining project and the project on applying modern irrigation technique, which are funded by the banking system without any interest for 10 years.

Egypt has established a wastewater treatment plant in Mahsama and Bahr al Baqar, he added, noting that efforts are underway to reclaim more than 3 million feddans.

All these projects, which cost billion of pounds, mainly aim to attain food security for the citizens, he further said.

On his part, the Madagascar’s minister voiced keenness on benefiting from Egypt’s successful experiment in the agriculture sphere.

Most of Madagascar’s population are employed in agriculture and hunting, but with adopting traditional ways, he added.

At the end of the meeting, the two ministers agreed to train a host of Madagascar’s people at Luxor Coordination Center in cooperation with the World Food Programme (WFP).

Source: State Information Service Egypt

State Minister for Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates’ Affairs Soha Gendi discussed Monday with Communications and IT Minister Amr Talaat bilateral cooperation between the two ministries with the aim of upgrading the technological infrastructure and fully embracing digital transformation at the Emigration Ministry.

The move would contribute to enhancing communication with the Egyptian expatriates and linking them to the homeland.

The meeting tackled means of forming a committee to probe ways of launching a cooperation protocol to enhance cooperation in many important files, Gendi said in a statement issued on Monday.

The upcoming phase would witness coordination and fruitful cooperation between the two ministries at the various levels, topped by launching an electronic application that will allow the expatriates to better connect with their homeland, she further said.

The application, which is on the top of discussions with the various national institutions, will also act as a platform to promote investment opportunities for Egyptians abroad, added the minister.

The meeting also discussed how the Egyptian expatriates’ would benefit from the digital services offered by the State in order to issue their official documents with ease, said the minister.

For his part, Talaat shed light on the role played by the Egyptian expatriates in serving their homeland at all levels.

The Communications and IT Ministry and its affiliated bodies are exerting tireless efforts to ensure that the Egyptian expatriates benefit from the advanced technologies, which the ministry is keen to adopt, he added.

The minister, meanwhile, pointed out to the possibility of providing mechanisms which allow the Egyptian expatriates to benefit from Digital Egypt platform, which provides citizens with easier access to government services.

Talaat further said that his ministry stands fully ready to cooperate with the Emigration Ministry in order to boost its mechanisms to easily communicate with the Egyptian expatriates and provide all the necessary support for innovative ideas.

Source: State Information Service Egypt

Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held talks Monday with Gabonese Foreign Minister Michael Moussa Adam as part of his current visit to Libreville.

Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Ahmed Hafez tweeted that “As part of his current visit to Libreville..Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry meets Gabonese Foreign Minister Michael Moussa Adam to consult and exchange viewpoints on different continental and international issues of priority.”

Shoukry, who is also the President Designate of the 27th session of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), is taking part in Climate Week 2022 (ACW), which is currently being held in Gabon.

This year’s ACW, which will run until September 2, is a crucial step on the road to COP27 that Egypt will host in November in Sharm El-Sheikh, according to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) website.

Source: State Information Service Egypt