European Commission to visit Egypt to discuss potato crisis

During his meeting yesterday with members of an Arab - German trade group, Egyptian Minister of Trade and Supply Ahmed Goweili announced that Egypt will resort to the World Trade Organization to solve the dumping problems and surcharges raised against Egyptian exports to Europe if they are not be solved with the European committee.

Moreover, Goweili confirmed thatt an European Union delegation will arrive in Cairo during the coming week to discuss the problems surrounding exports of Egyptian potatoes to European countries.

The Egyptian minister praised the German position toward the dumping issue in support of Egypt, confirming the increase in trade exchange between the two countries by 8% during last year, amounting to $3.8 billion.