Thursday 03 Apr
Egypt affirmed its commitment to providing technical support and training to its African counterparts in the field of agriculture, and invited Egyptian and African businessmen to explore promising investment opportunities in the agricultural sector.
Alaa Farouk Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation affirmed that the African file receives significant attention from the political leadership, with a view to strengthening relations with the continent's countries across all sectors, citing President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi's directives in this regard.
This came during his speech at the annual
celebration of the Egyptian-African Businessmen Association, attended by Dr.
Ashraf Sobhy, Minister of Youth and Sports, Dr. Yosry El-Sharkawy, President of
the Association, several ambassadors, development partners from international
and regional institutions and organizations, representatives from 40 African
countries, and business and investment leaders.
Farouk stated that Egypt can play a leading
role in enhancing agricultural cooperation with Africa and achieving
sustainable development on the continent. He called on Egyptian and African
businessmen to explore promising investment opportunities in the agricultural
sector and build strategic partnerships that contribute to achieving sustainable
development in Africa.
The Minister thanked the organizers of the
Egyptian-African Businessmen Association, praising its role as a leading
Egyptian national platform in developing Egyptian-African relations and serving
as a link between the government, Egyptian and African businessmen.
For his part, Dr. Yousry El-Sharkawy,
President of the Egyptian-African Businessmen Association, emphasized that the significant
participation of ministers and officials instills the ambition to achieve
cooperation between the Egyptian and African private sectors and reflects the Egyptian
political leadership directives. He pointed out that the association has
achieved its goals and embarked on an ambitious plan based on solid foundations
for mobilizing events and activities, strengthening mutual understanding and
interconnectedness across Africa, organizing Egyptian economic and cultural
trade exhibitions, and working to provide information and partnerships between
African economic entities.
On the sidelines of the celebration, the Minister of Agriculture and the attendees toured the African Commodities Exhibition.
