Egypt attends meetings of ministers of trade, economy

Egypt attended the meetings of the ministers of trade, economy and finance, which are emanating from the meetings of the fourth session of the Arab-African Summit, in in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea.

A high-level Egyptian delegation under President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is attending the summit. 

The ministers reviewed aspects of economic cooperation and discussed also a host of economic issues of mutual interest.

In a statement Wednesday, Trade and Industry Minister Tarek Qabil said that the meetings reviewed the joint Afro-Arab plans to attain agriculture development and food security. 

The meetings also tackled the possibility of establishing a free trade zone between the Arab and African countries, he added.

Source: MENA