Egypt, Chile sign cooperation agreements in education, energy, gas

Egypt and Chile yesterday signed co-operation agreements in education, energy and natural gas and called for boosting their trade exchange, an official statement said.

The statement added that Egypt and Chile have also agreed to exchange expertise in the areas of the economy, agriculture, health and technical development.

The two countries expressed their willingness to enhance their technical cooperation in the fields of oil-prospecting and energy, continued the statement, issued after meeting between Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif and Chilean President currently visit in Egypt.

In the meantime, Chile has decided to import natural gas from Egypt and benefit from Egyptian expertise in restoring historical monuments and mummies, the statement added.

Nazif has confirmed that Egypt will attend the Arab-Latin American Conference, which Brazil is intends to host in May, the statement revealed, adding that Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry Rashid Mohamed Rashid will embark on an official tour of South American countries, including Chile, in order to probe the potential for more bilateral trade and economic cooperation.

President Lagos, whose country eyes more business cooperation with Egypt, called on Chilean investors to launch joint business ventures with their Egyptian-counterparts, the statement concluded.