Mubarak inaugurates Cairo International Fair

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak inaugurates today morning the 34th session of Cairo International Fair at Nasr City exhibition grounds.

A number of 73 countries including 10 new participating countries will take part in the fair, in addition to 3700 Egyptian companies and 2600 foreign ones.

The inaugural ceremony will be attended by Prime Minister Dr. Atef Ebeid, Deputy Premier and Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Dr. Youssef Wali, ministers of defense, business sector, industry, transport, electricity, health, ministry production and chairman of investment authority.

A large number of Arab and African trade ministers will take part in the inauguration.

Meanwhile, Chairman of the General Authority for Exhibitions, Fairs and International Markets Al-Said Al-Saleh will review with Atef Ebeid the authority development plant prepared by the Japanese Development Organization with the cost of one billion Egyptian pounds and takes three years.

The plan aims at setting up displaying halls and world hotels.