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Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken started here on Monday a session of expanded talks at the Egyptian Foreign Ministry’s HQ.
The meeting is scheduled to tackle means of promoting strategic ties between the two countries as well as regional and international issues of mutual concern.
The two sides will hold a joint press conference after the talks.
Source: State Information Service Egypt
Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad, held a meeting, 30-1-2023, with representatives of the World Bank, via video conference, to discuss the current situation of the air pollution and climate change management project in Cairo, which is being implemented by the Egyptian government in cooperation with the Bank.
During the meeting, Fouad praised the Bank’s continuous support to the Ministry of Environment, especially during the preparation period and through the COP27 Conference, and the support for the Waste Management Initiative for Africa 50 by 2050.
The representative of the World Bank confirmed their keenness to secure the necessary support in the basic aspects of facing challenges, identifying areas of progress and requirements for moving forward through teamwork
Source: State Information Service Egypt
Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala El-Said attended, 30-1-2023, a session of the Egyptian Ministerial Economic Committee as part of the activities of the Seventh Investors Conference in the Middle East and North Africa region.
During the session, El-Said discussed the various crises the world is currently witnessing, beginning with the COVID-19 pandemic, followed by the rise in inflation and therefore interest rates, as well as the geopolitical challenges represented, especially in the Russian-Ukrainian war, which led to deep and widespread shocks in the food and energy systems.
El-Said pointed out that the strong nature of the cross-current requires policymakers to make a “barter” in policy-making, explaining that treating one crisis essentially leads to the emergence of another crisis or the exacerbation of an existing.
Source: State Information Service Egypt
Culture Minister Nivine Kilani said offering a chance for even small publishing houses from various countries to participate in the Cairo International Book Fair contributed to a huge turnout of fair visitors and publishers.
In statements to Sada El Balad satellite channel on Sunday, Kilani termed the measure as positive and contributed to wide participation of small publishing houses.
She referred also to offering low rent prices for participation in the fair in light of the economic conditions.
She added that there is wide Arab participation in the fair, particularly Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Source: State Information Service Egypt
Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar on Monday attended the inking of a cooperation protocol between the General Authority for Healthcare (GAH) and International SOS, a health and security services firm.
The inking ceremony was held on the fringe of Arab Health 2023, which kicked off in Dubai, the UAE, Monday.
The event will last until February 2.
Putting their signatures to the protocol were assistant health minister Dr Ahmed el Sobky and Chief Marketing & Communications Officer (CMO) at International SOS Kai Britt Boschmann.
The protocol qualifies Egypt to join the International Medical Network, thus honing its competitiveness in terms of health tourism, said Dr Sobky.
Source: State Information Service Egypt