Bid to upgrade cooperation ties with Nile countries

The Ministerial Committee held a meeting today under the chairmanship of the Minister of Transport and Telecommunication Soliman Metwalli, during which ministers discussed means of boosting cooperation ties with African countries in all economic fields.

The committee, which group ministers of electricity, power, production, trade and supply, industry and mineral wealth, and economy discussed a number of proposals submitted by the concerned ministers regarding means of boosting Egyptian exports to the Nile-Basin countries in order to narrow the gap between the volume of exports and imports.

According to Minister Metwalli, The Ministry of Transport will carry out an integrated strategy to activate the role of the Egyptian Company for Maritime Transport in coordination with other national shipping companies in order to have access to African seaports in East Africa and the Arab Maghreb.

"Egyptian seaports are equipped to receive all classes of ships and containers, and they have the latest technological means of loading and unloading," said Metwalli.