PM meets UK trade envoy to Egypt

Prime Minister Sherif Ismail on Monday received UK trade envoy Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, who is leading a delegation gathering heads of seven major companies on a visit to the country.

Housing Minister Moustafa Madbouli, Investment and International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr and UK Ambassador in Cairo John Casson attended the meeting.

Donaldson said his country welcomes positive reforms in Egypt, adding that such reforms would help UK companies pump more investments in Egypt.

The UK official added he is carrying out promotional campaigns for Egypt in a number of British cities and is working on organizing reciprocal visits for businessmen from the two countries to promote cooperation and introduce the positive economic developments achieved by Egypt.

For his part, the prime minister welcomed the increase in British investments in Egypt and the delegation's desire to contribute to a variety of sectors including infrastructure projects, medical tourism services, specialized education, desalination, project management, construction materials, transport projects, metro lines and train maintenance.

Egypt is determined to move ahead with its reform program in all sectors, whether in terms of economic reforms or the infrastructure improvement, as well as the modernization of government performance and overcoming bureaucratic problems, he asserted.

Source : Mena