Minister of International Cooperation, Dr. Rania Al-Mashat,
met with Mr. Evhen Miketenko, Ambassador of the Republic of Ukraine in Cairo,
to discuss holding a joint Egyptian-Ukrainian committee and to deepen
cooperation between the two countries, within the framework of the Ministry's
role in strengthening economic cooperation relations of Egypt with regional and
international organizations and development partners.
Al Mashat said that the meeting reviewed areas of joint cooperation between Egypt and Ukraine, and sought to strengthen cooperation by prioritizing sectors that are most essential for Egypt’s economy, such as investment, trade, tourism, oil, industry and scientific research.
The minister added that there is strong coordination with Ukrainian embassy in Cairo on joint cooperation and bilateral economic relations between the countries, and that both countries are reviewing recommendations of the seventh session of the Egyptian-Ukrainian Joint Committee held during 2018, which was considered an opportunity to explore new areas to explore complementarities and to pin the starting point for future cooperation between the two sides.
Ukraine and Egypt have presented a successful model in cooperation, the minister noted, through the launch of a number of mega national projects that would put Egypt on the map of emerging economic powers such as the project to develop the Suez Canal region, the construction of the new administrative capital project, the establishment of a national road network, the development of many airports and sea ports, and the development of oil and natural gas fields.
For his part, the Ukrainian ambassador in Cairo affirmed his country's keenness to strengthen cooperation with Egypt, in a way that would contribute to deepening the partnership between Egypt and Ukraine in various fields and promoting it to a stronger partnership.
Source: Egypt Today
