Japanese - Egyptian business council to convene on Sunday

The meetings of the Japanese - Egyptian business council are to start in Cairo on Sunday and last for two days. Official sources in the Japanese - Egyptian business council said today that the meetings aim at learning aspects of possible cooperation between businessmen in the two countries in light of the investment atmosphere and the opportunities it provides to establish joint projects and increase Japanese investment percentage in Egypt in the shadow of the recent political approach between Tokyo and Cairo after the visit of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to Japan last summer.