(MENAFN- Daily News Egypt) The Egyptian Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Greek Economy and Development Ministry have agreed to set up a new mechanism to enhance and develop cooperation between the two countries in order to facilitate bilateral trade between both countries over the upcoming period.
Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Tarek Kabil said that a joint work group of the two sides will be formed in order to follow up on the implementation of the development of the joint economic relations. The work of the group will start by arranging visits by the Greek business community to Egypt in order to create familiarity with the most important available investment opportunities and establish partnerships between both sides.
This came during the discussion session held by the Kabil with Greece's Economy and Development Minister Dimitri B. Papadimirious as part of a sequence of meetings held on the sidelines of Kabil's visit to the Greek capital, Athens, in order to take part in the Arab European Summit on behalf of the Egyptian president. The meeting was also attended by the Egyptian ambassador in Greece, Farid Mounib, and the commercial advisor, Manal Abdel Tawab, head of the commercial bureau in Athens.
He explained that Egypt and Greece are facing unprecedented development and recovery challenges, noting that the determination to adopt drastic economic reform programmes reflects the abilities of the two countries to overcome all the challenges and difficulties standing in the way of growth.
Kabil went on to explain that increasing bilateral trade between the two countries is necessary to help raise the quality of the distinct political relations connecting Cairo and Athens. He added that the volume of trade between Egypt and Greece increased during the period from January to September 2017 compared to the same period of 2016, where it reached €894.53m, compared to €869.62m in 2016, with a 2.8% increase. The volume of Egyptian non-petroleum exports increased by 39% during the period from January to September 2017 compared to the same period of 2016.
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