Nine trade ministers participating in Cairo fair

Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Ebeid opened today the 33rd session of the Cairo International Fair which is being held in the fairs organization's grounds in Nasr city in Cairo on March 1 - 10.

70 countries are participating in the fair that are represented by 4500 companies among which are 1500 Arab and foreign companies and 3500 local ones that represent all the production sectors in Egypt.

The trade ministers from Congo, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Korea and Guinea are participating in the fair's opening ceremonies.

Antwan Negra, chairmen of the executive committee for Barcelona's fairs, will also participate in the party escorted by a Spanish delegation that includes 7 businessmen in different fields, General Mohammed El-Saeed Saleh, head of the Egyptian fairs organization, said today.