Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri held talks with his Swedish counterpart Anne Linde at the onset of a visit to Stockholm yesterday, on means to carry on with work to further develop bilateral ties and co-operation in several fields.
During the meeting, Shoukri reiterated keenness on consolidating bilateral ties, amid the development boom Egypt is going through, which offers broad opportunities for the Swedish companies to enhance their presence in the Egyptian market, with focus on fields like communications and information technology, digitalisation, smart solutions, clean and sustainable energy, and auto manufacturing, as well as promoting education, the Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Hafez said in a statement.
Shoukri also stressed the importance of increasing the Swedish tourism to Egypt.
In the meantime, the Egyptian chief diplomat reviewed during the meeting the developments the country is experiencing in various fields, mainly sustainable, economic and social development, amid the challenges facing the global economy, and the negative impact on Egypt, Hafez added.
The two foreign minister also agreed on the necessity of working harder to boost bilateral ties, in addition to continuing consultation and coordination, the spokesman noted.
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